Nephrodesmus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Desmodieae |
Genus: | Nephrodesmus Schindl. (1916) |
Species[1] | |
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Nephrodesmus is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It contains four species, all endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2] Its closest relatives is Arthroclianthus, also endemic to New Caledonia[3] and their distinction has been challenged.[4]