''Aenictophyton'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It belongs to the subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

. It contains two species which are endemic to

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.''Aenictophyton'' A.T.Lee
''

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''. Retrieved 8 August 2023. It was first described in 1973 by Alma Theodora Lee.Lee, A.T. (1973)
A new genus of Papilionaceae and related Australian genera
''Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium'' 4(7): 412-430 22

Species

Two species are accepted: * '' Aenictophyton anomalum'' (

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) I.Thomps. * '' Aenictophyton reconditum'' A.T.Lee

References

Mirbelioids Fabaceae genera Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Alma Theodora Lee Plants described in 1973 {{Mirbelieae-stub