Taverniera

Taverniera is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes 17 species of shrubs or shrublets which range from Egypt eastwards to the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and India, and southwards to Ethiopia and Somalia. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical desert, shrubland, and bushland.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

Taverniera abyssinica A.Rich. – Ethiopia
Taverniera aegyptiaca Boiss.
Taverniera albida Thulin
Taverniera brevialata Thulin
Taverniera cuneifolia Arn.
Taverniera diffusa Thulin
Taverniera echinata Mozaff.
Taverniera glabra Boiss.
Taverniera glauca Edgew.
Taverniera lappacea DC.
Taverniera longisetosa Thulin
Taverniera multinoda Thulin
Taverniera nummularia DC.
Taverniera oligantha Thulin
Taverniera schimperi Jaub. & Spach
Taverniera sericophylla Balf.f. – Yemen
Taverniera spartea DC.