Coulteria

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Coulteria
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Coulteria

(Kunth 1824) E. Gagnon, Sotuyo & G. P. Lewis 2016
Type species
Coulteria mollis
Kunth 1824
Species [3]

10; see text

Synonyms [3]
  • AdenocalyxBertero ex Kunth (1824)
  • Brasilettia(DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • GuaymasiaBritton & Rose (1930)

Coulteria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It includes ten species native the tropical Americas, from northern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venzezuela, including Cuba and Jamaica. [3]

Species

Coulteria comprises the following species: [3] [4]

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References

  1. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon . 66 (1): 44–77. doi: 10.12705/661.3 . hdl: 10568/90658 .
  2. Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203 . PMC   5558824 . PMID   28814915.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Coulteria Kunth. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. Sotuyo S, Contreras JL, Gagnon E, Lewis GP (2017). "A synopsis of Coulteria (Leguminosae), including new names and synonyms". Phytotaxa . 291 (1): 33–42. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.291.1.3.