''Afgekia'' is a small genus of large

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climbing shrubs native to

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in Asia, belonging to the family

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. They are reminiscent of the related genus of ''

Wisteria ''Wisteria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae), that includes ten species of woody twining vines that are native to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Southern Canada, the Eastern United States, and north o ...

''.

Species

As listed by

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; * ''

Afgekia mahidolae ''Afgekia mahidoliae'', known as kan phai Mahidol, is a type of vine in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,

'' * ''

Afgekia sericea ''Afgekia sericea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Thailand. It was first described by William Grant Craib in 1927. It is a liana A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ...

'' The genus was named from the initials of

Arthur Francis George Kerr Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) was an Irish medical doctor. He is known particularly now for his botanical work, which was important for the study of the flora of Thailand. He encouraged other botanists to collect plant specimens in Tha ...

(1877–1942), an

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-born plant collector who worked in then-

Siam Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 mi ...

in the early twentieth century. It was first described and published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927 on page 376. The genus is recognized by the

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and the

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, but they only list ''Afgekia sericea''

References

External links

Flora of Thailand (photo)

''Afgekia mahidolae'' Burtt et Chermsir
Millettieae Fabaceae genera Plants described in 1927 Flora of Thailand Taxa named by William Grant Craib {{Millettieae-stub