Kunstleria

Kunstleria
Kunstleria keralensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Kunstleria
Prain

Kunstleria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It grows as a woody climber or liana. There are about 11 species found in tropical Asia and Australia. One species Kunstleria keralensis is found in the southern Western Ghats of India.[1]

References

  1. Mohanan, CN & NC Nair (1981). "Kunstleria Prain—A new genus record for India and a new species in the genus". Proceedings: Plant Sciences 90 (3): 207–209.


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