Angylocalyx

Angylocalyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Angylocalyceae
Genus: Angylocalyx
Taub. (1896)
Species

7; see text

Angylocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Guinea to Angola, Tanzania, and Kenya.

The following species are accepted:

  • Angylocalyx boutiqueanus L. Touss.
  • Angylocalyx braunii Harms
  • Angylocalyx oligophyllus (Baker) Baker f.
  • Angylocalyx pynaertii De Wild.
  • Angylocalyx schumannianus Taub.
  • Angylocalyx talbotii Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Angylocalyx vermeulenii De Wild.

Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.

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