Cyamopsis

Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian and Somali-Masai regions), Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry thorn scrub and grassland, often in floodplains, stream beds, and pans, and in open sandy or rocky areas.

Species

Cyamopsis comprises the following species:

• Cyamopsis dentata <small>(N.E.Br.) Torre</small> – southwestern Angola, Namibia, and Botswana

• Cyamopsis senegalensis <small>Guill. & Perr.</small> – dry tropical Africa (Senegal to Eritrea, Tanzania, and southwest Africa) and Saudi Arabia
• Cyamopsis serrata <small>Schinz</small> – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South Africa

• Cyamopsis tetragonoloba <small>(L.) Taub.</small> — guar – Pakistan and western India

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