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Ammodendron

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Tribe
  
Sophoreae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Fabales

Subfamily
  
Faboideae

Higher classification
  
Faboideae

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Similar
  
Legumes, Camoensia, Aganope

Ammodendron is a genus of flowering plants, called the sand acacias, in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Its name is derived from the Greek άμμος ammos ("sand") and δένδρον dendron ("tree").

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Species

Ammodendron comprises the following species:

  • Ammodendron bifolium (Pall.) Yakovlev
  • Ammodendron conollyi Boiss.
  • Ammodendron eichwaldii Ledeb.
  • Ammodendron karelinii Fisch. & C.A. Mey.
  • Ammodendron maxima (Fernald) A. Heller
  • Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

    The status of the following species is unresolved:

  • Ammodendron caspium Eichw.
  • Ammodendron karelini Bunge
  • Ammodendron lehmanni Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Ammodendron persicum Bunge ex Boiss.
  • Ammodendron zablotskii Fischer & Mey. ex Kar.
  • References

    Ammodendron Wikipedia