Taralea
Taralea | |
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Taralea oppositifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Dipterygeae |
Genus: | Taralea Aubl. |
Species[1][2] | |
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Taralea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Taralea can be distinguished from other members of the Dipterygeae by:
a black and rugose petiolule; an elliptical, hairy ovary; a legume with elastic dehiscence; a circular, oval, compressed seed with a basal hilum; and an embryo that displays a cleft below the radical–hypocotyl axis and an inconspicuous plumule.[3]
References[]
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Taralea". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Taralea". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Gonçalves Leite V, Freitas Mansano V, Pádua Teixeira S (2014). "Floral ontogeny in Dipterygeae (Fabaceae) reveals new insights into one of the earliest branching tribes in papilionoid legumes". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (4): 529–550. doi:10.1111/boj.12158.
Categories:
- Dipterygeae
- Fabaceae genera
- Faboideae stubs