Callerya | |
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Callerya atropurpurea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
(unranked): | Inverted repeat-lacking clade (incertae sedis) |
Tribe: | Millettieae |
Genus: |
Callerya Endl. |
Type species | |
Callerya nitida (Benth.) Geesink. |
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Species | |
Callerya atropurpurea |
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Diversity | |
c. 20 species |
Callerya atropurpurea
Callerya australis
Callerya cinerea
Callerya eurybotrya
Callerya megasperma
Callerya nieuwenhuisii
Callerya reticulata
Callerya scandens
Callerya speciosa
Callerya vasta
Callerya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Genetic analysis shows Callerya and Wisteria to be each other's closest relatives and quite distinct from other members of the tribe Millettieae. Both have eight chromosomes.