Ptycholobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species of shrubs and herbs native to sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry woodland, wooded grassland, and shrubland, usually in sandy soil.[1] The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Tephrosia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ptycholobium Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Brummitt, R. K. (1980). "Reconsideration of the Genera Ptycholobium, Caulocarpus, Lupinophyllum and Requienia in Relation to Tephrosia (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae)". Kew Bulletin. 35 (3): 459–473. Bibcode:1980KewBu..35..459B. doi:10.2307/4110015. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4110015.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptycholobium
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