Cyamopsis


Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, 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:Cyamopsis dentata Torre – southwestern Angola, Namibia, and BotswanaCyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr. – dry tropical Africa and Saudi ArabiaCyamopsis serrata Schinz – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South AfricaCyamopsis tetragonoloba Taub. — guar – Pakistan and western India