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''Amicia'' 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 in the legume family, Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Adesmia'' clade. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...
. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist
Giovanni Battista Amici Giovanni Battista Amici (; 25 March 1786 – 10 April 1863) was an Italian astronomer, microscopist, and botanist. Amici was born in Modena, in present-day Italy. After studying at Bologna, he became professor of mathematics at Modena, and in 18 ...
(1786–1863).Genaust H. (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen''


References

* * Dalbergieae Fabaceae genera {{Dalbergieae-stub