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Prioria

Prioria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Members of this genus are found in Central America, Africa, southern Asia, and Oceania.

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Prioria
Prioria copaifera leaves & inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Detarieae
Genus: Prioria
Griseb.
Type species
Prioria copaifera
Griseb.
Synonyms1
  • Eriander Winkler
  • Gossweilerodendron Harms
  • Kingiodendron Harms
  • Oxystigma Harms
  • Pterygopodium Harms

Prioria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Members of this genus are found in Central America, Africa, southern Asia, and Oceania.1

Species

Prioria comprises the following species1

African species

  • Prioria balsamifera (Vermoesen) Breteler
  • Prioria buchholzii (Harms) Breteler
  • Prioria gilbertii (J. Léonard) Breteler
  • Prioria joveri (Normand ex Aubrév.) Breteler
  • Prioria mannii (Baill.) Breteler
  • Prioria msoo (Harms) Breteler
  • Prioria oxyphylla (Harms) Breteler

American species

Asiatic and Pacific species

  • Prioria alternifolia (Elm.) Breteler
  • Prioria micrantha (Burtt) Breteler
  • Prioria novoguineensis (Verde.) Breteler
  • Prioria pinnata (Roxb. ex DC.) Breteler
  • Prioria platycarpa (Burtt) Breteler
  • Prioria tenuicarpa (Verde.) Breteler
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