Andira

Andira is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is distributed in the tropical Americas, except for A. inermis, which also occurs in Africa. It was formerly assigned to the tribe Dalbergieae, but molecular phylogenetic studies in 2012 and 2013 placed it in a unique clade within subfamily Faboideae named the Andira clade.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae

Native toBelize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad

Observations1,650

Observations recorded24,646

Andira es un género de plantas perteneciente a la familia Fabaceae. Comprende 88 especies descritas y de estas, solo 48 aceptadas.[1] Índice 1 Taxonomía 2 Especies aceptadas 2.1 Nomina Dubia 3 Referencias 4 Enlaces externos Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Jean-Baptiste Lamarck y publicado en Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 1: 171. 1783.[2] La especie tipo es Andira inermis Especies aceptadas A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Andira aceptadas hasta julio de 2014, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos. Andira comprende las siguientes especies:[3][4][5][6] Andira acuminata Benth. Andira anthelmia (Vell.) J.F. Macbr. Andira bahiensis N.F. Mattos Andira carvalhoi R.T. Penn. & H.C. Lima Andira cordata R.T. Penn. & H.C. Lima Andira coriacea Pulle—St. Martin rouge Andira cubensis Benth. Andira cuiabensis Benth. Andira fraxinifolia Benth. Andira frondosa C. Mart.[7] Andira galeottiana Standl. Andira grandistipula Amshoff Andira handroana N.F. Mattos Andira humilis Mart. ex Benth.[8] Andira inermis (Wright) DC. Andira kuhlmannii N.F. Mattos Andira la

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,493
With media: 382
Family: Fabaceae
Collections: NY, ANSP, IBUNAM, UNIVASF, MICH, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
Recorded in: Brazil, Mexico, Brasil

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Compared to other Faboideae the genus has unusual systems of root nodules and fruits, which are drupes. In most species the fruits are dispersed by bats, and in some they are dispersed by rodents. They may also be dispersed on water.

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