Cyamopsis
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Cyamopsis
DC. (1825)
Type species
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
(L.) Taub.
Species[1]

4; see text

Synonyms[1]

Cordaea Spreng. (1831)

Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian and Somali-Masai regions), Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry thorn scrub and grassland, often in floodplains, stream beds, and pans, and in open sandy or rocky areas.[1]

Species

Cyamopsis comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]

  • Cyamopsis dentata (N.E.Br.) Torre – southwestern Angola, Namibia, and Botswana
  • Cyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr. – dry tropical Africa (Senegal to Eritrea, Tanzania, and southwest Africa) and Saudi Arabia
  • Cyamopsis serrata Schinz – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South Africa
  • Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. — guar – Pakistan and western India

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cyamopsis DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cyamopsis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Cyamopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "The Plant List entry for Cyamopsis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2017.


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