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Taverniera
Sign in to saveTaverniera is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of shrubs or shrublets which range from Egypt eastwards to the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and India, and southwards to Ethiopia and Somalia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical desert, shrubland, and bushland.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: that there is little basis for maintaining Taverniera and Stracheya as distinct
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MEL, NY, B, RSA, MO, UPS
- Recorded in
- Pakistan, India, Oman, Yemen, Iran, United States
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Taverniera is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of shrubs or shrublets which range from Egypt eastwards to the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and India, and southwards to Ethiopia and Somalia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical desert, shrubland, and bushland.
==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: Taverniera abyssinica A.Rich. – Ethiopia Taverniera aegyptiaca Boiss. Taverniera albida Thulin Taverniera brevialata Thulin Taverniera cuneifolia (Roth) Arn. Taverniera diffusa (Cambess.) Thulin Taverniera echinata Mozaff. Taverniera glabra Boiss. Taverniera glauca Edgew. Taverniera lappacea (Forssk.) DC. Taverniera longisetosa Thulin Taverniera multinoda Thulin Taverniera nummularia DC. Taverniera oligantha (Franch.) Thulin Taverniera schimperi Jaub. & Spach Taverniera sericophylla Balf.f. – Yemen Taverniera spartea DC.
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