Dorycnopsis

Dorycnopsis
Dorycnopsis abyssinica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Dorycnopsis
Boiss. (1839)
Synonyms
  • Helminthocarpon A.Rich. (1848), nom illeg.
  • Vermifrux J.B.Gillett (1966)

Dorycnopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species of subshrubs, one native to southwestern Europe and Morocco, and the other native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen.[2]

  • Dorycnopsis abyssinica (A.Rich.) V.N.Tikhom. & D.D.Sokoloff – northeastern tropical Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan) and Yemen
  • Dorycnopsis gerardi (L.) Boiss. – southwestern Europe (Italy, Sardinia, France, Corsica, Spain, and Portugal) and Morocco

References

  1. ^ "Dorycnopsis". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dorycnopsis Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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