''Phylloxylon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the
Indigofereae
The tribe Indigofereae is a subdivision of the plant family Fabaceae. It is consistently recovered as a monophyletic clade in molecular phylogenies. The Indigofereae arose 30.0 ± 3.3 million years ago (in the Oligocene).
This tribe does not ...
tribe of the family
Fabaceae.
There are seven species, all
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
Species
''Phylloxylon'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Phylloxylon arenicola
''Phylloxylon arenicola'' is a species of legume (bean) in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: ...
''
Du Puy, Labat & Schrire
* ''
Phylloxylon decipiens
''Phylloxylon decipiens'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae.
It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Répub ...
''
Baill.
Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on b ...
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Phylloxylon perrieri
''Phylloxylon perrieri'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar, and some Eastern parts of Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third- ...
''
Drake
* ''
Phylloxylon phillipsonii
''Phylloxylon phillipsonii'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Rép ...
''
Du Puy, Labat & Schrire
* ''
Phylloxylon spinosa
''Phylloxylon spinosa'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the northern tip of Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ...
''
Du Puy, Labat & Schrire
* ''
Phylloxylon xiphoclada
''Phylloxylon xiphoclada'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Répub ...
''
(Baker) Du Puy, Labat & Schrire
* ''
Phylloxylon xylophylloides
''Phylloxylon xylophylloides'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: R� ...
''
(Baker) Du Puy, Labat & Schrire
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* '' Phylloxylon ensifolius''
Baill. ex Drake
See also
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References
Indigofereae
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
Fabaceae genera
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