Colvillea

Colvillea is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is named for Sir Charles Colville, an ex Governor of Mauritius.[3] It contains the following species:

Colvillea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae[1]
Genus:
Colvillea

References
  1. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  2. "Colvillea Bojer ex Hook". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. Dictionary - Backyard gardener


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