Pycnospora lutescens (Poir.) Schindl. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pycnospora lutescens (Poir.) Schindl.

Pycnospora lutescens (Poir.) Schindl.

Pycnospora lutescens is the only species in the legume genus Pycnospora, a perennial subshrub native to parts of Africa, Asia, Malesia, and Australia.

Family
Genus
Pycnospora
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Pycnospora lutescens (Poir.) Schindl.

Pycnospora lutescens (Poir.) Schindl. is a flowering plant species that belongs to the legume family Fabaceae, specifically the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only species that makes up the entire genus Pycnospora. This plant is a subshrub or perennial, and it is native to east-central tropical Africa, tropical and subtropical Asia, eastern Malesia, and northern Australia. In Africa, Pycnospora lutescens grows in woodland, bushland, grassland, and thicket within the Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic. It also grows in woodland, bushland, and thicket in the Somali-Masai region of Kenya and Tanzania.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Pycnospora

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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