Pseudeminia
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''Pseudeminia'' 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 Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...
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 four species of herbs or subshrubs native to southern and central tropical Africa, mostly in the
Zambezian region The Zambezian region is a large biogeographical region in Africa. The Zambezian region includes woodlands, savannas, grasslands, and thickets, extending from east to west in a broad belt across the continent. The Zambezian region lies south of th ...
. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical woodland, thicket, bushland, wooded grassland, and scrubland, and in former cultivated areas. *'' Pseudeminia benguellensis'' *'' Pseudeminia comosa'' *'' Pseudeminia mendoncae'' *'' Pseudeminia muxiria''


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Phaseoleae Fabaceae genera Flora of the Afrotropical realm {{Phaseoleae-stub