Cymbosema | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Diocleae |
Genus: |
Cymbosema Benth. (1840) |
Species: | C. roseum
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Binomial name | |
Cymbosema roseum
Benth. (1840)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Cymbosema is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes a single species, Cymbosema roseum, a liana native to the tropical Americas. It ranges from southeastern Mexico to Bolivia and northeastern and west-central Brazil. [1] Typical habitats include tropical lowland rain forest and riverine forest. [2]
Cymbosema belongs to subfamily Faboideae and tribe Diocleae. [3] It may be synonymous with Dioclea.