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Neonotonia

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Neonotonia
Neonotonia wightii climbing in vegetation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Subtribe: Glycininae
Genus: Neonotonia
J.A.Lackey (1977)
Species[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Johnia Wight & Arn. (1834), nom. illeg.
  • Notonia Wight & Arn. (1834)

Neonotonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of scandent or climbing herbs native to sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, India, and Sri Lanka. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, scrub, wooded grassland, grassland, and cultivated areas.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Neonotonia J.A.Lackey. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ Glen, H. F. (2002). Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa: Botanical Names, Common Names, Origins, Literature. Jacana Media. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-919931-17-3.