Pseudarthria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of herbs, subshrubs, and shrubs native to tropical Africa and Asia. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, grassland, and open or disturbed areas.[1] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.[2]

Pseudarthria
Seedpods of Pseudarthria hookeri in South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Desmodieae
Subtribe: Desmodiinae
Genus: Pseudarthria
Wight & Arn. (1834)
Type species
Pseudarthria viscida
(L.) Wight & Arn.
Synonyms[1]

Anarthrosyne E.Mey. (1836)

References

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  1. ^ a b Pseudarthria Wight & Arn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Pseudarthria". The Plant List (2010) Version 1. Retrieved 5 April 2013.