Angylocalyx

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Angylocalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Angylocalyceae
Genus: Angylocalyx
Taub. (1896)
Species[1]

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.[1]

The following species are accepted:[1][2][3]

Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Angylocalyx Taub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Angylocalyx". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Angylocalyx". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ^ Kite GC, Cardoso D, Lewis GP, Zartman CE, de Queiroz LP, Veitch NC (2015). "Monomethyl ethers of 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acid from Petaladenium urceoliferum: Enigmatic chemistry of an enigmatic legume". Phytochemistry. 116: 198–202. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026. PMID 25817832.