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Bobgunnia
Sign in to saveBobgunnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is named for Charles R. Gunn who was the director of the U.S. National Seed Herbarium for many years before his retirement.
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It is catalogued under topics including Fabaceae genera, Flora of the Afrotropical realm and Swartzieae.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: Mexico to Argentina, and the Caribbean, with Bobgunnia, Cordyla
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- Swartzieae
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- San-man preparing poison arrows, using roasted seeds of Bobgunnia madagascariensis and innards of Diamphidia nigroornata, Namibia 2007-1.jpg
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Bobgunnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is named for Charles R. Gunn who was the director of the U.S. National Seed Herbarium for many years before his retirement. Bobgunnia fistuloides (Harms) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema – western and central Africa, from Guinea to the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J.H.Kirkbr. & Wiersema – western, central, and southern Africa, from Guinea to Chad, Tanzania, northern South Africa, and Namibia. Both of these are sometimes sold as Pau Rosa.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bobgunnia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.