''Cyamopsis'' is a genus of the family
. Its species are distributed across
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
,
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...
and the
Pacific.
Species
''Cyamopsis'' comprises the following species:
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Cyamopsis dentata
''Cyamopsis'' is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Species
''Cyamopsis'' comprises the following species:
* '' Cyamopsis dentata'' (N.E.Br.) Torre
* '' Cyamopsis senegalensis'' Gu ...
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(N.E.Br.) Torre
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Cyamopsis senegalensis
''Cyamopsis'' is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Species
''Cyamopsis'' comprises the following species:
* ''Cyamopsis dentata'' (N.E.Br.) Torre
* '' Cyamopsis senegalensis'' Gui ...
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Guill. & Perr.
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Cyamopsis serrata
''Cyamopsis'' is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Species
''Cyamopsis'' comprises the following species:
* ''Cyamopsis dentata'' (N.E.Br.) Torre
* ''Cyamopsis senegalensis'' Guil ...
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Schinz
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Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
The guar or cluster bean, with the botanical name ''Cyamopsis tetragonoloba'', is an annual legume and the source of guar gum. It is also known as gavar, gawar, or guvar bean.
The origin of ''Cyamopsis tetragonoloba'' is unknown, since it has ...
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(L.) Taub.—guar
References
External links
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Indigofereae
Flora of the Southwestern Pacific
Flora of tropical Asia
Fabaceae genera
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