''Ophrestia'' 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 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 includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and India. At least six species have been described from Zambia. *'' Ophrestia antsingyensis'' *'' Ophrestia breviracemosa'' *'' Ophrestia digitata'' *'' Ophrestia hedysaroides'' *'' Ophrestia humbertii'' *'' Ophrestia lyallii'' *'' Ophrestia madagascariensis'' *'' Ophrestia oblongifolia'' *'' Ophrestia pentaphylla'' *'' Ophrestia radicosa'' *'' Ophrestia torrei'' *'' Ophrestia unicostata'' *'' Ophrestia unifoliolata'' *'' Ophrestia upembae''

References

Phaseoleae Fabaceae genera {{Phaseoleae-stub