Ophrestia

Ophrestia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Phaseoleae
Subtribe:	Ophrestiinae
Genus:	Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes (1948)
Species[1]
14; see text
Synonyms[1]
Paraglycine F.J.Herm. (1962) Pseudoglycine F.J.Herm. (1962)

Ophrestia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 14 species native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and India.^[1] At least six species have been described from Zambia.^[2]

• Ophrestia antsingyensis Du Puy & Labat
• Ophrestia breviracemosa Verdc.
• Ophrestia digitata (Harms) Verdc.
• Ophrestia hedysaroides (Willd.) Verdc.
• Ophrestia humbertii Du Puy & Labat
• Ophrestia lyallii (Benth.) Verdc.
• Ophrestia madagascariensis (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
• Ophrestia oblongifolia (E.Mey.) H.M.L.Forbes
• Ophrestia pentaphylla (Dalzell) Verdc.
• Ophrestia radicosa (A.Rich.) Verdc.
• Ophrestia torrei Verdc.
• Ophrestia unicostata (F.J.Herm.) Verdc.
• Ophrestia unifoliolata (Baker f.) Verdc.
• Ophrestia upembae (Hauman) Verdc.

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ophrestia H.M.L.Forbes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
2. ^ Verdcourt, B. (1997). "A New Species of Ophrestia H. M. L. Forbes (Leguminosae-Phaseoleae) from Zambia". Kew Bulletin. 52 (2): 495–497. Bibcode:1997KewBu..52..495V. doi:10.2307/4110400. ISSN 0075-5974. JSTOR 4110400.

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