Ophrestia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Ophrestiinae
Genus:
Ophrestia

Species[1]

14; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Paraglycine F.J.Herm. (1962)
  • Pseudoglycine F.J.Herm. (1962)

Ophrestia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and India.[1] At least six species have been described from Zambia.[2]

  • Ophrestia antsingyensis Du Puy & Labat
  • Ophrestia breviracemosa Verdc.
  • Ophrestia digitata (Harms) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia hedysaroides (Willd.) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia humbertii Du Puy & Labat
  • Ophrestia lyallii (Benth.) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia madagascariensis (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia oblongifolia (E.Mey.) H.M.L.Forbes
  • Ophrestia pentaphylla (Dalzell) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia torrei Verdc.
  • Ophrestia unicostata (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia unifoliolata (Baker f.) Verdc.
  • Ophrestia upembae (Hauman) Verdc.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Verdcourt, B. (1997). "A New Species of Ophrestia H. M. L. Forbes (Leguminosae-Phaseoleae) from Zambia". Kew Bulletin. 52 (2): 495–497. doi:10.2307/4110400. ISSN 0075-5974.
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