''Lysiphyllum'' is a genus of

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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, subfamily

Cercidoideae Cercidoideae is a subfamily in the pea family, Fabaceae. Well-known members include ''Cercis'' (redbuds), including species widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the United States and Europe, ''Bauhinia'', widely cultivated as an ornamental tr ...

and

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Bauhinieae. It belongs to the subfamily

. It was formerly treated as part of the genus ''

Bauhinia ''Bauhinia'' () is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Jo ...

'', but recent molecular phylogenetic analysis confirms that ''Lysiphyllum'' is a distinct genus from ''Bauhinia''.

Species

''Lysiphyllum'' comprises the following species: * '' Lysiphyllum binatum'' (

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) de Wit * '' Lysiphyllum carronii'' (F. Muell.) Pedley—northern beantree, red bauhinia * ''

Lysiphyllum cunninghamii ''Lysiphyllum cunninghamii'' (commonly known as the Kimberley bauhinia or the jigal tree) is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to northern Australia where it occurs from Western Australia through the Northern Territory to Qu ...

'' (Benth.) de Wit * '' Lysiphyllum dewitii'' (K. Larsen & S. S. Larsen) Bandyop. & Ghoshal * '' Lysiphyllum diphyllum'' (Buch.-Ham.) de Wit * '' Lysiphyllum dipterum'' (Blume ex Miq.) Bandyop. & Ghoshal * '' Lysiphyllum gilvum'' (Bailey) Pedley * ''

Lysiphyllum hookeri ''Lysiphyllum hookeri'' is a species of small tree endemic to Queensland, Australia, of the legume plant family Fabaceae. These trees are known by a variety of common names, including pegunny, alibangbang, Hooker's bauhinia, white bauhinia, moun ...

'' (F. Muell.) Pedley—white bauhinia, pegunny, mountain ebony, Queensland ebony, Hooker's bauhinia * '' Lysiphyllum strychnifolium'' (W. G. Craib) A. Schmitz * ''

Lysiphyllum winitii ''Lysiphyllum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Fabaceae, legume family, subfamily Cercidoideae and Tribe (biology), tribe Bauhinieae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. It was formerly treated as part of the genus ''Bauhinia'', but ...

'' (Craib) de Wit

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3012200 Cercidoideae Fabaceae genera