Uraria


Uraria is a genus of plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 24 species of shrubs and subshrubs native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, China, Malesia, Papuasia, Australia, and the South Pacific. Typical habitats are seasonally-dry tropical woodland or grassland. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and the tribe Desmodieae.

Species

24 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online.Uraria acaulis Schindl.Uraria acuminata KurzUraria balansae Schindl.Uraria campanulata Gagnep.Uraria candida BackerUraria cochinchinensis Schindl.Uraria cordifolia Wall.Uraria crinita Desv. ex DC.Uraria gossweileri Baker f.Uraria gracilis PrainUraria kurzii Schindl.Uraria lacei CraibUraria lagopodioides DC.Uraria lagopus DC.Uraria oblonga H.Ohashi & K.OhashiUraria picta Desv. ex DC.Uraria pierrei Schindl.Uraria poilanei Dy PhonUraria prunellifolia Graham ex BakerUraria pseudoacuminata W.Tokaew & Chantar.Uraria pulchra HainesUraria rotundata CraibUraria rufescens Schindl.Uraria sinensis Franch.