Genus Tylosema (Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc.

Possible synonym of Bauhinia L.


Summary
Genus number:
16906
Last updated:
25 October 2017
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Cercidoideae
Tribe:
Cercideae
Subtribe:
Bauhiniinae
Accession count:

34 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Castro, S. et al. 2005. Systematic studies in Tylosema (Leguminosae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 147:99-115. Note: accepts
  2. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 63. Note: accepts
  3. Sinou, C. et al. 2009. The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnL-trnF region. Botany 87:947-960. Note: supports segregation from Bauhinia L.
  4. Wunderlin, R. P. 2010. Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Phytoneuron 2010-48:3. Note: accepts
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=16906. Accessed 11 May 2026.