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Muellera

Muellera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 32 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.Muellera amazonica M.Sousa Muellera broadwayi (Urb.) M.Sousa Muellera burkartii M.Sousa Muellera campestris (Mart. ex Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera chocoensis M.Sousa Muellera crucisrubierae (Pittier) M.Sousa Muellera denudata (Benth.) M.Sousa Muellera fendleri (Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera fernandesii M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera filipes (Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera fluvialis (Lindm.) Burkart Muellera fragiliflora M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera graciliflora (M.J.Silva, A.M.G.Azevedo & G.P.Lewis) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera grazielae (M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera laticifera (M.J.Silva, A.M.G.Azevedo & G.P.Lewis) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera leptobotrys M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera longiunguiculata (M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera lutea (J.R.Johnst.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera lutescens (Pittier) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera monilis (L.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera montana (A.M.G.Azevedo ex M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera nitens M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera nudiflorens (Burkart) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera obtusa (Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera sanctae-marthae (Pittier) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera sericea (Micheli) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera torrensis (N.F.Mattos) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera tozziana M.J.Silva Muellera tubicalyx (Pittier ex Poppend.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera unifoliolata (Benth.) M.Sousa Muellera variabilis (R.R.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo Muellera virgilioides (Vogel) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo

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Muellera
Muellera campestris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Muellera
L.f. (1782), nom. cons.
Species1

32; see text

Synonyms2
  • Bergeronia Micheli (1883)
  • Coublandia Aubl. (1775)
  • Margaritolobium Harms (1923)
  • Sphinctolobium Vogel (1837)

Muellera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 32 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.1 It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

  • Muellera amazonica M.Sousa
  • Muellera broadwayi (Urb.) M.Sousa
  • Muellera burkartii M.Sousa
  • Muellera campestris (Mart. ex Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera chocoensis M.Sousa
  • Muellera crucisrubierae (Pittier) M.Sousa
  • Muellera denudata (Benth.) M.Sousa
  • Muellera fendleri (Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera fernandesii M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera filipes (Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera fluvialis (Lindm.) Burkart
  • Muellera fragiliflora M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera graciliflora (M.J.Silva, A.M.G.Azevedo & G.P.Lewis) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera grazielae (M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera laticifera (M.J.Silva, A.M.G.Azevedo & G.P.Lewis) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera leptobotrys M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera longiunguiculata (M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera lutea (J.R.Johnst.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera lutescens (Pittier) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera monilis (L.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera montana (A.M.G.Azevedo ex M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera nitens M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera nudiflorens (Burkart) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera obtusa (Benth.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera sanctae-marthae (Pittier) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera sericea (Micheli) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera torrensis (N.F.Mattos) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera tozziana M.J.Silva
  • Muellera tubicalyx (Pittier ex Poppend.) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera unifoliolata (Benth.) M.Sousa
  • Muellera variabilis (R.R.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
  • Muellera virgilioides (Vogel) M.J.Silva & A.M.G.Azevedo
References

References

  1. Muellera L.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. da Silva MJ, de Queiroz LP, Tozzi AMGA, Lewis GP, de Sousa AP (2012). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Lonchocarpus sensu lato and its allies in the tribe Millettieae (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae)". Taxon. 61 (1): 93–108. doi:10.1002/tax.611007. JSTOR 23210317.