Biology:Ebenopsis

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Ebenopsis
Ebenopsis ebano fruit.jpg
Ebenopsis ebano
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Ebenopsis
Britton & Rose
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Hoopesia Buckley (1861 publ. 1862)
  • Siderocarpos Small (1901), nom. illeg.

Ebenopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species native to Mexico and Texas.[1]

The name is derived from the Greek words ἔβενος (ébenos), meaning ebony, and ὄψις (opsis), meaning "view."[2]

Species

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ebenopsis Britton & Rose. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. "The Meanings of Latin names". Dendrology at Virginia Tech. Virginia Polytechnic and State University. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/syllabus/meanings.cfm. Retrieved 2010-01-26. 
  3. "Species Records of Ebenopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?17716. Retrieved 2009-07-05. 


Wikidata ☰ Q5331754 entry