Uraria

Uraria
Uraria rufescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Desmodieae
Subtribe: Desmodiinae
Genus: Uraria
Desv. (1813)
Synonyms[1]

Doodia Roxb. (1832)

Uraria[2] is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 24 species of shrubs and subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, China, Malesia, Papuasia, Australia, and the South Pacific. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical woodland or grassland.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and the tribe Desmodieae.

Species

24 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online.[1]

  • Uraria rufescens
    Uraria rufescens

References

  1. ^ a b c Uraria Desv. Archived 2022-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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