Denisophytum

Denisophytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae. It includes eight species, which have a disjunct distribution – northern Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean, southern South America, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Madagascar.

Species

Denisophytum comprises the following species:

• Denisophytum bessac <small>(Chiov. 1929) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>
• Denisophytum buchii <small>(Urb. 1913) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>
• Denisophytum eriantherum <small>(Chiov. 1929) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>
• var. eriantherum <small>(Chiov. 1929) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>
• var. pubescens <small>(Brenan) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis</small>
• Denisophytum madagascariense <small>R.Vig 1949</small>
• Denisophytum pauciflorum <small>(Griseb. 1866) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>—Fewflower holdback
• Denisophytum rosei <small>(Urb. 1918) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>
• Denisophytum sessilifolium <small>(S.Watson 1886) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>
• Denisophytum stuckertii <small>(Hassl. 1913) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis 2016</small>

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