Dermatophyllum
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Dermatophyllum is a genus of three or four species of shrubs and small trees. It in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family, Fabaceae.
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| Dermatophyllum secundiflorum | |
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| Genus: | Dermatophyllum Scheele 1848
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| Dermatophyllum speciosum Scheele.
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Members of the genus are known as mescalbean, mescal bean or frijolito.
Its relationships have been somewhat controversial. It Is often treated as being in the genus Sophora.[3]
Dermatophyllum Media
Photo of Calia secundiflora (syn. Sophora secundiflora) beans at the Desert Demonstration Garden in Las Vegas
References
- ↑ Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes. S Afr J Bot 89 (2013). p. 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
- ↑ 'Dermatophyllum, the correct name for Calia (Fabaceae). Phytoneuron 2011 (57) (2011). p. 1–4.
- ↑ The relationship of Sophora sect. Edwardsia (Fabaceae) to Sophora tomentosa, the type species of the genus Sophora, observed from DNA sequence data and morphological characters. Bot J Linn Soc 146 (4) (2004). p. 439–446. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2004.00348.x.
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