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Electronic Flora of South Australia genus Fact Sheet
Family: Fabaceae Lysiphyllum
Citation: de Wit, Reinwardtia 3:431 (1956).
Derivation: Greek lysis, the loosing or separation of parts; and phyllon, a leaf; alluding to the deep split between the leaflets. Synonymy: Bauhinia L. sect. Lysiphyllum Benth. in Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. Pl. 1:576 (1865). Common name: Beantrees.
Description:
Biology: No text Taxonomic notes: The genus Bauhinia sensu J. Black (1948) has been divided by several authors into much smaller units. Wunderlin, K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen in Polhill & Raven (1981), Advances in legume systematics pt 1, retain Bauhinia for our species. Author: Not yet available |
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