Cyamopsis Explained

Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian and Somali-Masai regions), Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Typical habitats include tropical seasonally-dry thorn scrub and grassland, often in floodplains, stream beds, and pans, and in open sandy or rocky areas.

Species

Cyamopsis comprises the following species:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Cyamopsis dentata (N.E.Br.) Torre – southwestern Angola, Namibia, and Botswana

• Cyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr. – dry tropical Africa (Senegal to Eritrea, Tanzania, and southwest Africa) and Saudi Arabia
• Cyamopsis serrata Schinz – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South Africa

• Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. — guar – Pakistan and western India

Notes and References

1. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cyamopsis . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 12 February 2017.
2. Web site: GRIN species records of Cyamopsis . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 12 February 2017.
3. Web site: The Plant List entry for Cyamopsis . 2013 . . . 12 February 2017.