Biology:Amphimas

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Amphimas
Amphimas pterocarpoides (Fabaceae) in the Dja Faunal Reserve.jpg
Amphimas pterocarpoides
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Amphimas

Pierre ex Harms
Species
  • Amphimas ferrugineus Pellegr.
  • Amphimas klaineanus Pierre ex Pellegr.
  • Amphimas pterocarpoides Harms
  • Amphimas tessmannii Harms

Amphimas is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is a west African tree used for medicine and for wood.[2] Amphimas was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae;[3] however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned Amphimas into an unspecified position in the Meso-Papilionoideae.[4][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot 89: 58–75. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001. 
  2. "Amphimas". Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/research-data/resources/legumes-of-the-world/genus/amphimas. 
  3. Polhill RM (1981). "Sophoreae". Advances in Legume Systematics, Part 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 213–230. ISBN 9780855212247. http://www.kewbooks.com/asps/ShowDetails.asp?id=318. 
  4. "Revisiting the phylogeny of papilionoid legumes: New insights from comprehensively sampled early-branching lineages". Am J Bot 99 (12): 1991–2013. 2012. doi:10.3732/ajb.1200380. PMID 23221500. 


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