''Paracalyx'' 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 family,

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

. It includes five species of herbs native to northeastern Africa (Ethiopia and Somalia) and

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, and the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, bushland and scrub, often along watercourses and in rocky areas.

Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Paracalyx balfourii'' (Vierh.) Ali *'' Paracalyx microphyllus'' (Chiov.) Ali *'' Paracalyx nogalensis'' (Chiov.) Ali *'' Paracalyx scariosus'' (Roxb.) Ali *'' Paracalyx somalorum'' (Vierh.) Ali

References

Phaseoleae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fabaceae genera Paleotropical flora {{Phaseoleae-stub