Calopogonium
Sign in to saveCalopogonium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes eight species, which range through the tropical Americas from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America to northeastern Argentina. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic
General: Calopogonium and Pachyrhizus were traditionally placed
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Calopogonium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes eight species, which range through the tropical Americas from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America to northeastern Argentina. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Species of Calopogonium have been introduced to other regions, including tropical Africa, India, southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.