Angylocalyx Explained

Angylocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Guinea to Angola, Tanzania, and Kenya.^[1]

The following species are accepted:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Angylocalyx boutiqueanus L. Touss.
• Angylocalyx braunii Harms

• Angylocalyx oligophyllus (Baker) Baker f.
• Angylocalyx pynaertii De Wild.

• Angylocalyx schumannianus Taub.
• Angylocalyx talbotii Hutch. & Dalziel
• Angylocalyx vermeulenii

Members of this genus accumulate hydroxypipecolic acids and iminosugars in their leaves.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21662-1 Angylocalyx Taub.
2. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Angylocalyx . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 30 January 2014 .
3. Web site: GRIN species records of Angylocalyx . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 30 January 2014 .
4. Kite GC, Cardoso D, Lewis GP, Zartman CE, de Queiroz LP, Veitch NC . 2015 . Monomethyl ethers of 4,5-dihydroxypipecolic acid from Petaladenium urceoliferum: Enigmatic chemistry of an enigmatic legume . Phytochemistry . 116 . 198–202 . 25817832 . 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.02.026. 2015PChem.116..198K .