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Bobgunnia, a new African genus of tribe Swartzieae (Fabaceae, Faboideae)

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A new genus, Bobgunnia, is established in tribe Swartzieae for the African species of Swartzia. Two new combinations are made: B. fistuloides and B. madagascariensis. The new genus has seeds, unlike the remainder of tribe Swartzieae but like the other tribes of Faboideae. The systematic position of Swartzieae is reevaluated.

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Kirkbride, J.H., Wiersema, J.H. Bobgunnia, a new African genus of tribe Swartzieae (Fabaceae, Faboideae). Brittonia 49, 1–23 (1997). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807690

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