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Salweenia

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Salweenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Salweenia
Baker f.
Species

2; see text

The range of Salweenia:
  Salweenia bouffordiana
  Salweenia wardii

Salweenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes two species of evergreen shrubs native to Tibet and Sichuan. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. They grow in dry continental temperate montane habitats, typically thickets on dry stony slopes, on gravel terraces, and in sandy stream beds.[1]

Species

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Salweenia comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Salweenia Baker f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Yue X-K, Yue J-P, Yang L-E, Li Z-M, Sun H (2011). "Systematics of the genus Salweenia (Leguminosae) from Southwest China with discovery of a second species". Taxon. 60 (5): 1366–1374. doi:10.1002/tax.605012.
  3. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Salweenia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Salweenia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 15 May 2014.