Brownea
Sign in to saveBrownea 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.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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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: 22 species are accepted: Brownea angustiflora Brownea ariza Brownea birschellii Brownea bolivarensis Brownea chocoana Brownea coccinea Brownea enricii Brownea gladisrojasiae Brownea grandiceps Brownea hermesias Brownea jaramilloi Brownea leucantha Brownea longipedicellata Brownea macrophylla Brownea multijuga Brownea negrensis Brownea puberula Brownea rosa-de-monte Brownea santanderensis Brownea similis Brownea stenantha Brownea tillettiana
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