''Pongamiopsis'' is a
genus
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of flowering plants in the family
Fabaceae
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. It includes three species of trees and shrubs
endemic
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to
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
.
[Harinantenaina, L., et al. (2010)]
Antiproliferative compounds from ''Pongamiopsis pervilleana'' from the Madagascar dry forest (1).
''Journal of Natural Products'', 73(9), 1559-1562. They grow in seasonally-dry tropical woodland and xerophytic shrubland in northern, western, and southern Madagascar, often on limestone outcrops.
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* '' Pongamiopsis amygdalina''
* '']Pongamiopsis pervilleana
''Pongamiopsis pervilleana'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smalle ...
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* '' Pongamiopsis viguieri''
References
Millettieae
Fabaceae genera
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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