Newtonia (plant)

Newtonia is a genus of legumes in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae[1] and the Mimosoid clade:[1] or tribe. The genus is known from the early Miocene (22 - 21 Ma) of Ethiopia based on compressions of its diagnostic, winged seeds. [2]

Newtonia
Newtonia hildebrandtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Newtonia
Baill.
Species

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Species are:[3]

Footnotes

References

  • International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Newtonia. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-31.


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