Paracalyx

Paracalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of herbs native to northeastern Africa (Ethiopia and Somalia) and Socotra, and the Indian subcontinent and Indochina. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, bushland and scrub, often along watercourses and in rocky areas.

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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Paracalyx, and connects out to plant, Wikidata and Angiosperms.

Vinony files it under Fabaceae genera, Paleotropical flora and Phaseoleae.

Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Genus

PhylumCnidaria
ClassHydrozoa
OrderLeptothecata
FamilyCampanulariidae

Habitatmarine

Native toBangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Socotra, Somalia, Thailand

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 9
With media: 6
Family: Fabaceae
Collections: MO, NHMUK, UPS, NY, O
Recorded in: Thailand, India, Yemen, Kenya, Somalia, South Africa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cajaninae
Image: 18th century illustration plants of the coast of Coromandel Coast India Flora Fruits Flowers (9).jpg

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taxon name: Paracalyx
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8820
topic's main category: Category:Paracalyx
Commons category: Paracalyx
taxon author citation: Ali

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Encyclopedic overview

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==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: Paracalyx balfourii (Vierh.) Ali Paracalyx microphyllus (Chiov.) Ali Paracalyx nogalensis (Chiov.) Ali Paracalyx scariosus (Roxb.) Ali Paracalyx somalorum (Vierh.) Ali

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