Otoptera

Genus of legumes

Otoptera

Flowers of O. burchellii, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fabales
Family:  | Fabaceae
Subfamily:  | Faboideae
Tribe:  | Phaseoleae
Genus:  | Otoptera
DC. (1826)
Species[1]

2; see text

Otoptera is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species native to southern Africa and Madagascar.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. According to Moteetee and Van Wyk, the generic name Otoptera is derived from a characteristic spur at the base of each wing petal and is derived from the Greek oto meaning 'ear' and ptero meaning 'wing'.[2] The proper words in ancient Greek for 'ear' and 'wing' are however oûs, genitive ōtós (οὖς, genitive ὠτός) and pterón (πτερόν).[3] Members of the Otoptera genus can be identified by the spur at the base of the petals and spoon shaped styles with two distinct lips.[2]

The genus contains two species; Otoptera burchellii which is native to areas of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe[4] and Otoptera madagascariensis which is native to parts of Madagascar.[5]

## Species

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* Otoptera burchellii DC.
* Otoptera madagascariensis R.Vig.

## References

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1. ^ a b Otoptera DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
2. ^ a b Moteetee, A. N.; Van Wyk, B. -E. (2011-04-01). "Taxonomic notes on the genus Otoptera (Phaseoleae, Fabaceae) in southern Africa". South African Journal of Botany. 77 (2): 492–496\. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2010.10.007. ISSN 0254-6299.
3. ^ Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. Revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie.Oxford: Clarendon Press.
4. ^ "Otoptera burchellii\". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
5. ^ "Otoptera madagascariensis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

Taxon identifiers

Otoptera|

* Wikidata: Q5219851
* Wikispecies: Otoptera
* APDB: 193297
* BioLib: 108621
* CoL: 63HZR
* EoL: 76041
* GBIF: 2947756
* GRIN: 8664
* iNaturalist: 567479
* IPNI: 23101-1
* IRMNG: 1349849
* NCBI: 553683
* Open Tree of Life: 1027117
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:23101-1
* Tropicos: 40034983
* WFO: wfo-4000027477

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