''Alexa'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s. Members of this genus accumulate
iminosugar
An iminosugar, also known as an iminosaccharide, is any analog of a sugar where a nitrogen atom has replaced the oxygen atom in the ring of the structure.
Iminosugars are common components of plants and may be responsible for some of their medici ...
s in their leaves.
References
Angylocalyceae
Fabaceae genera
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