''Duparquetia orchidacea'' is a
liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
which is native to tropical west Africa. It is the only species in the subfamily Duparquetioideae. It is found in humid tropical forests in West and Central Africa.
It is a
basal
Basal or basilar is a term meaning ''base'', ''bottom'', or ''minimum''.
Science
* Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
* Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is nec ...
member of the
, as evidenced by the distinctive structure of its flowers and wood, and phylogenetic studies.
References
Fabaceae
Monotypic Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
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