Leptospron is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains two species with a pantropical distribution.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Species in this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Vigna.[2]
Leptospron | |
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Leptospron adenanthum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Subtribe: | Phaseolinae |
Genus: | Leptospron (Benth.) A. Delgado |
Type species | |
Leptospron adenanthum (G. Mey.) A. Delgado
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References
editWikispecies has information related to Leptospron.
- ^ Leptospron (Benth. & Hook.f.) A.Delgado. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Delgado-Salinas A, Thulin M, Pasquet R, Weeden N, Lavin M (2011). "Vigna (Leguminosae) sensu lato: the names and identities of the American segregate genera". Am J Bot. 98 (10): 1694–715. doi:10.3732/ajb.1100069. PMID 21980163.