''Mundulea'' 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 ...](_blank)
. It includes 12 species of small trees and shrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and India.
[ 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 ...
.
Species
There are 12 accepted species.[
* '' Mundulea anceps'' R.Vig.
* '' Mundulea ankazobeensis'' Du Puy & Labat
* '' Mundulea antanossarum'' Baill.
* '' Mundulea barclayi'' (Telfair ex Hook.) R.Vig. ex Du Puy & Labat
* '' Mundulea chapelieri'' (Baill.) R.Vig. ex Du Puy & Labat
* '' Mundulea laxiflora'' Baker
* '' Mundulea menabeensis'' R.Vig.
* '' Mundulea micrantha'' R.Vig.
* '' Mundulea obovata'' Du Puy & Labat
* '' Mundulea sericea'' (Willd.) A.Chev.
* '' Mundulea stenophylla'' R.Vig.
* '' Mundulea viridis'' R.Vig.
]
References
Millettieae
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
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