Exostyles
| Exostyles | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Exostyleae |
| Genus: | Exostyles Schott |
| Species[1][2] | |
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| A map showing the distribution of the species in the Exostyles genus. | |
Exostyles is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species native to Brazil and Suriname.[2] The species primarily inhabit around bodies of water, especially the Amazon River and the east coast of South America. The Genus is charactarized by alternate leaflets, imparipinnate leaves, persistent stipules and stipels, 10 free stamens, zygomorphic flowers, basifixed anthers, and a berry-like legume fruit.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Exostyles". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- 1 2 Exostyles Schott. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "A revision of the genus Exostyles Schott (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) (and previews below)". ResearchGate.
- ↑ Fortes, Elenice; Trindade Nascimento, Marcelo; Cavalcante de Lima, Haroldo (August 2020). "LEGUMINOSAS ARBÓREAS EM FLORESTA ESTACIONAL SEMIDECIDUAL DE TABULEIROS COSTEIROS DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL". ResearchGate.
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