''Hypocalyptus'' is a
genus
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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
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family,
. 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 wide ...
and is the only genus found in tribe Hypocalypteae.
Species
''Hypocalyptus'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Hypocalyptus coluteoides''
(Lam.) R. Dahlgren
* ''
Hypocalyptus oxalidifolius''
(Sims) Baill.
* ''
Hypocalyptus sophoroides''
(P. J. Bergius) Baill.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Hypocalyptus calyptratus''
(Retz.) Thunb.
* ''Hypocalyptus capensis''
Thunb.
* ''Hypocalyptus cordifolius''
Taub.
* ''Hypocalyptus oxalidifolius''
(Sims) Phillips
* ''Hypocalyptus pedunculatus''
(Thunb.) Thunb.
* ''Hypocalyptus sericeus''
Thunb.
References
Faboideae
Taxa named by Aimé Bonpland
Fabaceae genera
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