Dipogon (plant)

Dipogon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Phaseolinae
Genus: Dipogon
Liebm. 1854, conserved name not Willd. ex Steud. 1840 (Poaceae)
Species: D. lignosus
Binomial name
Dipogon lignosus
(L.) Verdc.
Synonyms[1]

Dipogon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[2]

Species

The only known species is Dipogon lignosus (okie bean), native to South Africa.[3]

References

  1. The Plant List Dipogon lignosus (L.) Verdc.
  2. Liebmann, Frederik Michael. 1854. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4, vol 2: 374
  3. Tropicos, Dipogon Liebm.


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