Microcharis

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Microcharis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Microcharis
Benth. (1865)
Type species
Microcharis tenella
Benth.
Species[1]

36; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Indigofera subgenus Microcharis (Benth.) J.B. Gillett 1958
  • Indigofera subgenus Indigastrum sensu Cronquist 1954
  • Indigofera sensu Hutch. 1964

Microcharis is a genus of flowering plants. It includes 36 species of herbs and shrublets native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] The genus is in tribe Indigofereae of family Fabaceae.[3] Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, woodland, thicket, wooded grassland, and grassland, often in damp, swampy, or riverine areas, or in shallow soil over rocks.[1]

Species

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Microcharis comprises the following species:[1][2][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Microcharis Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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