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Amicia

Plants

Family: Fabaceae

8 species in the Library

About

Amicia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species which are native to Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863).Amicia andicola (Griseb.) Harms – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina Amicia fimbriata Kuntze – central Bolivia to northwestern Argentina

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