Microcharis


Microcharis is a genus of flowering plants. It includes 36 species of herbs and shrublets native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The genus is in tribe Indigofereae of family Fabaceae. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest margins, woodland, thicket, wooded grassland, and grassland, often in damp, swampy, or riverine areas, or in shallow soil over rocks.

Species

Microcharis comprises the following species:Microcharis ammophila SchrireMicrocharis angolensis BakerMicrocharis annua SchrireMicrocharis aphylla Schrire, Du Puy & LabatMicrocharis asparagoides SchrireMicrocharis brevistaminea SchrireMicrocharis buchneri SchrireMicrocharis butayei SchrireMicrocharis cana SchrireMicrocharis contorta SchrireMicrocharis cufodontii SchrireMicrocharis disjuncta Schrire