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Lysiphyllum

Lysiphyllum
Lysiphyllum hookeri flowers and foliage.jpg
Lysiphyllum hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cercideae
Genus: Lysiphyllum
(Benth.) deWit
Type species
Lysiphyllum cunninghamii
(Benth.) de Wit
Species

8; see text.

Synonyms
  • Bracteolanthus de Wit

8; see text.

Lysiphyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae. It was formerly treated as part of the genus Bauhinia, but recent molecular phylogenetic analysis confirms that Lysiphyllum is a distinct genus from Bauhinia.

Lysiphyllum comprises the following species:



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