Ophrestia hedysaroides

Ophrestia hedysaroides

Overview

Ophrestia hedysaroides is a climbing vine in the legume family native to tropical East Africa, with a resemblance to Hedysarum species as its name suggests

Ophrestia hedysaroides is a climbing vine in the legume family native to tropical East Africa, with a resemblance to Hedysarum species as its name suggests. It produces trifoliate or pinnately compound leaves and racemes of papilionoid flowers, growing in woodland edges and forest margins. The genus Ophrestia is restricted to Africa and contains only a handful of species.

Taxonomy

Ordnung Fabales
Familie Fabaceae (Legume family)
Species Ophrestia hedysaroides

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What family does Ophrestia hedysaroides belong to?
Ophrestia hedysaroides (Ophrestia hedysaroides) belongs to the family Fabaceae in the order Fabales.

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