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Poitea
Sign in to savePoitea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species of trees and shrubs native to the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Dominica. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical lowland to montane forest, thicket, and thorn scrub, often in secondary vegetation and on steep slopes or roadsides. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: . The Gliricidia group still includes the Antillean Poitea together
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Poitea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species of trees and shrubs native to the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Dominica. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical lowland to montane forest, thicket, and thorn scrub, often in secondary vegetation and on steep slopes or roadsides. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
==Species== 15 species are accepted. Poitea campanilla Poitea carinalis Poitea cubensis Poitea dubia Poitea florida Poitea galegoides Poitea glyciphylla Poitea gracilis Poitea immarginata Poitea longiflora Poitea multiflora Poitea paucifolia Poitea punicea Poitea savannarum Poitea wrightiana