Lecointea

Lecointea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains seven species native to the tropical Americas. Lecointea amazonica Ducke Lecointea guianensis Lecointea hatschbachii Lecointea lasiogyne Lecointea marcano-bertii Lecointea ovalifolia J.F.Macbr. Lecointea peruviana Standl. ex J.F.Macbr.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae

Native toBelize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua

General: of the Lecointea clade of Herendeen (1995) and found strong support

via GBIF · Kew POWO

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taxon name: Lecointea
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6597

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Its native range stretches from south-eastern Mexico to southern Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.