Ammodendron Eichwaldii
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''Ammodendron'' 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, called the sand acacias, in the family
Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...
. It contains five species, which range from Iran through Central Asia to Xinjiang.''Ammodendron'' Fisch. ex DC.
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''. Retrieved 8 August 2023. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ''ammos'' ("sand") and δένδÏον ''dendron'' ("tree").


Species

''Ammodendron'' includes five accepted species: * ''
Ammodendron bifolium ''Ammodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the family Fabaceae. It contains five species, which range from Iran through Central Asia to Xinjiang.Ammodendron conollyi ''Ammodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the family Fabaceae. It contains five species, which range from Iran through Central Asia to Xinjiang.Ammodendron eichwaldii'' Ledeb. & C.A.Mey. – Central Asia * '' Ammodendron karelinii'' Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb. – Central Asia * '' Ammodendron persicum'' Bunge ex Boiss. – Iran


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* * Sophoreae Fabaceae genera Flora of Asia {{Sophoreae-stub