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Brownea

Brownea is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), subfamily Detarioideae. The genus includes about 22 species native to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are shrubs and trees growing to 20 m tall. Species range from Honduras through southern Central America and northern South America to Peru and northern Brazil, and to Trinidad and Tobago and the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. Species are typically understorey trees or shrubs in lowland tropical rain forest.Species

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Brownea
Brownea ariza
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: Amherstieae
Genus: Brownea
Jacq. (1760), nom. cons.
Species1

22; see text

Synonyms
  • Brownaea Jacq.
  • Hermesias Loefl. (1758)1

Brownea is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), subfamily Detarioideae. The genus includes about 22 species native to tropical regions of the Americas.1 The species are shrubs and trees growing to 20 m tall.234 Species range from Honduras through southern Central America and northern South America to Peru and northern Brazil, and to Trinidad and Tobago and the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. Species are typically understorey trees or shrubs in lowland tropical rain forest.1

Species

22 species are accepted:1

  • Brownea angustiflora Little
  • Brownea ariza Benth.
  • Brownea birschellii Hook.f.
  • Brownea bolivarensis Pittier
  • Brownea chocoana Quiñones
  • Brownea coccinea Jacq.
  • Brownea enricii Quiñones
  • Brownea gladisrojasiae D.Velásquez & G.Agostini
  • Brownea grandiceps Jacq.
  • Brownea hermesias Mutis
  • Brownea jaramilloi Á.J.Pérez & Klitg.
  • Brownea leucantha Jacq.
  • Brownea longipedicellata Huber
  • Brownea macrophylla Linden ex Mast.
  • Brownea multijuga Britton & Killip
  • Brownea negrensis Benth.
  • Brownea puberula Little
  • Brownea rosa-de-monte P.J.Bergius
  • Brownea santanderensis Quiñones
  • Brownea similis R.S.Cowan
  • Brownea stenantha Britton & Killip
  • Brownea tillettiana D.Velásquez & G.Agostini
References

References

  1. Brownea Jacq. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. LegumeWeb: Brownea
  3. Germplasm Resources Information Network: Brownea Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.