Pyranthus

Pyranthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Pyranthus
Du Puy & Labat (1995)
Species

six; see text

Pyranthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It includes six species of shrubs and small trees endemic to Madagascar. Typical habitat is seasonally-dry tropical woodland and grassland, often on dunes or rocky outcrops, in western, southern, and central Madagascar.

  • Pyranthus alasoa Du Puy & Labat
  • Pyranthus ambatoanus (Baill.) Du Puy & Labat
  • Pyranthus lucens (R.Vig.) Du Puy & Labat
  • Pyranthus monanthus (Baker) Du Puy & Labat
  • Pyranthus pauciflorus (Baker) Du Puy & Labat
  • Pyranthus tullearensis (Baill.) Du Puy & Labat