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 Botswana
- Cyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr. – dry tropical Africa and Saudi Arabia
- Cyamopsis serrata Schinz – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South Africa
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Taub. — guar – Pakistan and western India