''Dalhousiea'' 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
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family,
. It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae. It was named after
Christian Ramsay
Christian Ramsay, Countess of Dalhousie informally Lady Dalhousie, ''née'' Broun; (28 February 1786 – 22 January 1839) was a Scottish botanist and natural historian. She married George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie and travelled with him whe ...
, Countess of Dalhousie, by
Robert Graham for her work in the classification of Indian botany.
''Dalhousiea'' was traditionally assigned to the tribe
Sophoreae; however, recent
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
analyses
reassigned ''Dalhousiea'' into the
Baphieae
The tribe Baphieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. The Baphieae tribe arose 55.3 ± 0.4 million years ago (in the early Eocene).
Genera
The Baphieae tribe has been circumscribed to include the following genera
G ...
tribe.
Species
''Dalhousiea'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Dalhousiea africana''
S.Moore
* ''
Dalhousiea bracteata''
(Roxb.) Benth.
* ''
Dalhousiea paucisperma''
Griff.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Dalhousiea haematoxylon''
Benth.
* ''Dalhousiea ovalifolia''
Benth.
* ''Dalhousiea pyrifolia''
(Desv.) Benth.
References
Baphieae
Fabaceae genera
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