Dorycnopsis

Dorycnopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species of subshrubs, one native to southwestern Europe and Morocco, and the other native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen.[2]

  • Dorycnopsis abyssinica (A.Rich.) V.N.Tikhom. & D.D.Sokoloff – northeastern tropical Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan) and Yemen
  • Dorycnopsis gerardi (L.) Boiss. – southwestern Europe (Italy, Sardinia, France, Corsica, Spain, and Portugal) and Morocco

Dorycnopsis
Dorycnopsis abyssinica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Dorycnopsis
Boiss. (1839)
Synonyms
  • Helminthocarpon A.Rich. (1848), nom illeg.
  • Vermifrux J.B.Gillett (1966)

References

  1. "Dorycnopsis". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. "Dorycnopsis Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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