''Physostigma'' 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 family
Fabaceae.
It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae
The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family.
This subfamily is widely ...
.
Species in the genus include:
* ''
Physostigma coriaceum''
Merxm.
* ''
Physostigma cylindrospermum''
(Welw. ex Baker) Holmes
* ''
Physostigma laxius''
Merxm.
* ''
Physostigma mesoponticum''
Taub.
* ''
Physostigma venenosum''
Balf.
References
Phaseoleae
Taxa named by John Hutton Balfour
Fabaceae genera
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