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Paracalyx

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Paracalyx
Paracalyx scariosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Cajaninae
Genus: Paracalyx
Ali
Species[1]

5; see text

Paracalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of herbs native to northeastern Africa (Ethiopia and Somalia) and Socotra, and the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, bushland and scrub, often along watercourses and in rocky areas.[1]

Species

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As of September 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Paracalyx Ali", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 13 September 2023