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Duparquetia orchidacea

Duparquetia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Duparquetioideae
Legume Phylogeny Working Group
Genus: Duparquetia
Baill.
Species: D. orchidacea
Binomial name
Duparquetia orchidacea
Baill.
Synonyms
  • Duparquetiinae H.S.Irwin & Barneby
  • Oligostemon Benth.

Duparquetia orchidacea is a liana which is native to tropical west Africa. It is the only species in the subfamily Duparquetioideae. It is found in humid tropical forests in West and Central Africa. It is a basal member of the Fabaceae, as evidenced by the distinctive structure of its flowers and wood, and phylogenetic studies.


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