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''Gagnebina'' 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 family
Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of subfamily
Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name '' Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae a ...
. It includes five species native to the islands of the Western Indian Ocean – Aldabra, Comoros, Madagascar, and Mauritius.''Gagnebina'' Neck. ex DC.
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''. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
*'' Gagnebina bakoliae'' – Madagascar *'' Gagnebina calcicola'' – western Madagascar *'' Gagnebina commersoniana'' – Madagascar *'' Gagnebina microcephala'' – northeastern Madagascar and Aldabra *'' Gagnebina pterocarpa'' – Comoros, northern and northwestern Madagascar, and Mauritius


References

Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Taxa named by Noël Martin Joseph de Necker Flora of the Western Indian Ocean {{Mimosoideae-stub