Fiebrigiella gracilis is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is the only member of the genus Fiebrigiella.[1][2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae.[3][4] It is a subshrub native to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[5]

Fiebrigiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Fiebrigiella
Harms (1908)
Species:
F. gracilis
Binomial name
Fiebrigiella gracilis
Harms (1908)

The genus Fiebrigiella was named in honor of German-Paraguayan botanist Karl August Gustav Fiebrig.

References

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  1. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Fiebrigiella". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Fiebrigiella". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
  4. ^ Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  5. ^ Fiebrigiella gracilis Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2023.