Cyamopsis is a genus of the family Fabaceae. Its species are distributed across sub-Saharan Africa (southwestern Africa and the Sudanian and Somali-Masai regions), 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 (N.E.Br.) Torre – southwestern Angola, Namibia, and Botswana
Cyamopsis senegalensis Guill. & Perr. – dry tropical Africa (Senegal to Eritrea, Tanzania, and southwest Africa) and Saudi Arabia Cyamopsis serrata Schinz – Namibia and Botswana to Northern and Cape Provinces of South Africa
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. — guar – Pakistan and western India
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