Duparquetia
| Duparquetia | |
|---|---|
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| Duparquetia orchidacea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Duparquetioideae Legume Phylogeny Working Group [1] |
| Genus: | Duparquetia Baill. |
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Duparquetia is a genus of lianas which are native to tropical west Africa.[2] It is the only genus in the subfamily Duparquetioideae. It is found in humid tropical forests in West and Central Africa.[1] It is a basal member of the Fabaceae, as evidenced by the distinctive structure of its flowers and wood, and phylogenetic studies.[3]
Species
Duparquetia contains three species:[2]
- Duparquetia alba Jongkind
- Duparquetia minima Jongkind
- Duparquetia orchidacea Baill.
References
- 1 2 The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
- 1 2 Jongkind, C. C. H. (2026), "TWO NEW SPECIES IN THE GENUS DUPARQUETIA (LEGUMINOSAE – DUPARQUETIOIDEAE)", Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 83, doi:10.24823/ejb.2026.2081
- ↑ Prenner G, Klitgaard BB (2008), "Towards unlocking the deep nodes of Leguminosae: Floral development and morphology of the enigmatic Duparquetia orchidacea (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae)", Am J Bot, 95 (11): 1349–65, doi:10.3732/ajb.0800199, PMID 21628144