Amphicarpaea
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Amphicarpaea is a genus of flowering plant
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae
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Species include:
It is classified in subtribe Glycininae and its closest relatives are Glycine
and Teramnus
:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae
Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
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Species include:
- A. bracteataAmphicarpaea bracteataAmphicarpaea bracteata is an annual to perennial vine in the legume family, native to woodland, thickets, and moist slopes in eastern North America.-Description:Leaves have three leaflets and are held alternately on twining stems....
- Eastern North America - A. edgeworthii Benth. - range includes Japan
It is classified in subtribe Glycininae and its closest relatives are Glycine
Glycine (plant)
Glycine is a genus in the bean family Fabaceae. The best known species is the soybean . While the majority of the species are found only in Australia, the soybean's native range is in East Asia. A few species extend from Australia to East Asia Glycine is a genus in the bean family Fabaceae. The...
and Teramnus
Teramnus
Teramnus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae....
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