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| Ostryocarpus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Millettieae |
| Genus: | Ostryocarpus Hook.f. (1849) |
Ostryocarpus is genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[1] The name comes from ostryo- (Gk.: shell) and carpos (Gk.: fruit), referring to the shell-like pods.[2]
The first specimens were collected by Theodore Vogel in 1851 on the Niger Expedition to West Africa. It was described by Sir Joseph Hooker. It is related to the genus Lonchocarpus and is distinguished from it by its diadelphous stamens and shell-like pod.
- ^ http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Ostryocarpus/ The Plant List Retrieved 19 Jan 2015
- ^ "Ostryocarpus". www.kew.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.