| Xanthocercis | |
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| Xanthocercis zambesiaca | |
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
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| Tribe: | Angylocalyceae[1] |
| Genus: | Xanthocercis Baill. |
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Xanthocercis is a tree genus in the family Fabaceae. Species include:[2][3]
- Xanthocercis madagascariensis Baill. - Madagascar[4]
- Xanthocercis rabiensis Maesen[5]
- Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Baker) Dumaz-le-Grand (Mashatu tree) - Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe[6]
Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.[7]
References
- ^ Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Xanthocercis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Xanthocercis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Xanthocercis madagascariensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ PlantSystematics.org: Xanthocercis
- ^ "Xanthocercis zambesiaca". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Kite GC, Cardoso D, Lewis GP, Zartman CE, de Queiroz LP, Veitch NC (2015). "Monomethyl ethers of 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acid from Petaladenium urceoliferum: Enigmatic chemistry of an enigmatic legume". Phytochemistry. 116: 198–202. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026. PMID 25817832.