Angylocalyx
Genus of legumes
Angylocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Guinea to Angola, Tanzania, and Kenya.
The following species are accepted:
- Angylocalyx boutiqueanus L. Touss.
- Angylocalyx braunii Harms
- Angylocalyx oligophyllus (Baker) Baker f.
- Angylocalyx pynaertii De Wild.
- Angylocalyx schumannianus Taub.
- Angylocalyx talbotii Hutch. & Dalziel
- Angylocalyx vermeulenii De Wild.
Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.
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