| Amicia | |
|---|---|
| Amicia zygomeris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Aeschynomeneae |
| Genus: | Amicia Kunth |
Amicia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici (1786 – 1863).[1]