Otoptera
| Otoptera | |
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| Flowers of O. burchellii, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Phaseoleae |
| Genus: | Otoptera DC. (1826) |
| Species[1] | |
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Otoptera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species native to southern Africa and Madagascar.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. According to Moteetee and Van Wyk, the generic name Otoptera is derived from a characteristic spur at the base of each wing petal and is derived from the Greek oto meaning 'ear' and ptero meaning 'wing'.[2] The proper words in ancient Greek for 'ear' and 'wing' are however oûs, genitive ōtós (οὖς, genitive ὠτός) and pterón (πτερόν).[3] Members of the Otoptera genus can be identified by the spur at the base of the petals and spoon shaped styles with two distinct lips.[2]
The genus contains two species; Otoptera burchellii which is native to areas of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe[4] and Otoptera madagascariensis which is native to parts of Madagascar.[5]
Species
[edit | edit source]- Otoptera burchellii DC.
- Otoptera madagascariensis R.Vig.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Otoptera DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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- ^ Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. Revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie.Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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