Ophrestia

Ophrestia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Subtribe:	Ophrestiinae
Genus:	Ophrestia; H.M.L.Forbes (1948)
Species[1]
	14; see text
Synonyms[1]
	Paraglycine F.J.Herm. (1962); Pseudoglycine F.J.Herm. (1962);

Ophrestia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and India.[1] At least six species have been described from Zambia.[2]

Ophrestia antsingyensis Du Puy & Labat
Ophrestia breviracemosa Verdc.
Ophrestia digitata (Harms) Verdc.
Ophrestia hedysaroides (Willd.) Verdc.
Ophrestia humbertii Du Puy & Labat
Ophrestia lyallii (Benth.) Verdc.
Ophrestia madagascariensis (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
Ophrestia oblongifolia (E.Mey.) H.M.L.Forbes
Ophrestia pentaphylla (Dalzell) Verdc.
Ophrestia radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc.
Ophrestia torrei Verdc.
Ophrestia unicostata (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
Ophrestia unifoliolata (Baker f.) Verdc.
Ophrestia upembae (Hauman) Verdc.

References

Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
Verdcourt, B. (1997). "A New Species of Ophrestia H. M. L. Forbes (Leguminosae-Phaseoleae) from Zambia". Kew Bulletin. 52 (2): 495–497. doi:10.2307/4110400. ISSN 0075-5974.

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[powo-1] Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[2] Verdcourt, B. (1997). "A New Species of Ophrestia H. M. L. Forbes (Leguminosae-Phaseoleae) from Zambia". Kew Bulletin. 52 (2): 495–497. doi:10.2307/4110400. ISSN 0075-5974.