Poissonia

Poissonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Robinieae
Genus:	Poissonia ; Baill. (1870)
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	ChiovendaeaSpeg. (1916) ; NeocraccaKuntze (1898) ;

Last updated July 13, 2025

Poissonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees, shrubs, and herbs native to Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical forest and shrubland, generally along river and stream banks, and open vegetation in arid areas.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, tribe Robinieae.^[2]

Species

As of September 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1]

Poissonia eriantha (Benth.) Hauman
Poissonia heterantha (Griseb.) Lavin
Poissonia hypoleuca (Speg.) Lillo
Poissonia orbicularis (Benth.) Hauman
Poissonia weberbaueri (Harms) Lavin

References

1 2 3 "Poissonia Baill." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
↑ Lavin M, Wojciechowski MF, Gasson P, Hughes C, Wheeler E (2003). "Phylogeny of Robinioid Legumes (Fabaceae) Revisited: Coursetia and Gliricidia Recircumscribed, and a Biogeographical Appraisal of the Caribbean Endemics" (PDF). Systematic Botany. 28 (2): 387–409. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-28.2.387 (inactive 12 July 2025). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2013-11-22.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

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[powo-1] 1 2 3 "Poissonia Baill." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-17.

[Lavin-2] Lavin M, Wojciechowski MF, Gasson P, Hughes C, Wheeler E (2003). "Phylogeny of Robinioid Legumes (Fabaceae) Revisited: Coursetia and Gliricidia Recircumscribed, and a Biogeographical Appraisal of the Caribbean Endemics" (PDF). Systematic Botany. 28 (2): 387–409. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-28.2.387 (inactive 12 July 2025). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2013-11-22.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

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