Poissonia

Poissonia
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
  • Chiovendaea Speg. (1916)
  • Neocracca Kuntze (1898)

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, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Poissonia Baill." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  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 1 November 2024). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2013-11-22.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
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