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Brya

Brya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs or small spreading trees native to Cuba and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae. Species include Brya ebenus, a valuable timber tree.

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Brya
Brya ebenus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Brya
P.Browne (1756)
Species123
  • Brya buxifolia (Murray) Urb.
  • Brya chrysogonii León & Alain
  • Brya depressa Borhidi & A.Barreto
  • Brya ebenus (L.) DC.
  • Brya hirsuta Borhidi
  • Brya microphylla Bisse
  • Brya subinermis León & Alain
Synonyms3

Nefrakis Raf. (1838)

Brya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs or small spreading trees native to Cuba and Hispaniola in the Caribbean.3 It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae.45 Species include Brya ebenus, a valuable timber tree.

Typical habitats include seasonally dry tropical forest and shrubland.3

Species

Seven species are accepted:3

  • Brya buxifolia (Murray) Urb. – eastern Cuba and Hispaniola
  • Brya chrysogonii León & Alain – southeastern Cuba
  • Brya depressa Borhidi & A.Barreto – Cuba
  • Brya ebenus (L.) DC. – Cuba
  • Brya hirsuta Borhidi – Cuba
  • Brya microphylla Bisse – Cuba
  • Brya subinermis León & Alain – Cuba (Sierra de Moa)
References

References

  1. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Brya". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Brya". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. Brya P.Browne. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
  5. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001. hdl:10566/3193.

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