Pseudosamanea

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Pseudosamanea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Pseudosamanea
Harms [1]
Species

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Pseudosamanea is a genus of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador, and to Cuba. [2] The genus was established in 1930. [1]

Species

As of January 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pseudosamanea Harms", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-03-31
  2. 1 2 "Pseudosamanea Harms", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-03-31