Dunbaria Explained

Dunbaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes 19 species which range from India to Indochina, China, Korea, Japan, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

Uses

Root tubers of Dunbaria species have been used as traditional food for Aborigines of the Northern Territory.^[1]

Species

19 species are accepted:

• Dunbaria bella
• Dunbaria circinalis
• Dunbaria cumingiana
• Dunbaria debilis
• Dunbaria ferruginea
• Dunbaria floresiana
• Dunbaria fusca
• Dunbaria glabra
• Dunbaria glandulosa
• Dunbaria gracilipes
• Dunbaria incana
• Dunbaria lecomtei
• Dunbaria longicarpa
• Dunbaria podocarpa
• Dunbaria punctata
• Dunbaria rubella
• Dunbaria trichodon
• Dunbaria truncata
• Dunbaria villosa

Notes and References

1. NTFlora Northern Territory Flora online: Flora of the Darwin Region: Fabaceae. Retrieved 10 June 2018