Calophaca | |
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Calophaca wolgarica | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Hedysareae |
Genus: |
Calophaca Fisch. (1812) |
Species [1] | |
9; see text |
Calophaca is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes nine species, which range from Ukraine through southern Russia and Central Asia to Xinjiang and Pakistan. [1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is closely related to the genus Caragana. [2] Nine species are accepted: [1]
Caragana lidou, formerly known as Calophaca sinica, was economically profitable historically, but as an effect of overexploitation is becoming less profitable. [3]