| Poitea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Robinieae |
| Genus: | Poitea Vent. (1807) |
| Species[1] | |
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12; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Poitea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 12 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.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[2]
- Poitea campanilla DC.
- Poitea carinalis (Griseb.) Lavin
- Poitea dubia (Poir.) Lavin
- Poitea florida (Vahl) Lavin
- Poitea galegoides Vent.
- Poitea glyciphylla (Poir.) Urb.
- Poitea gracilis (Griseb.) Lavin
- Poitea immarginata (C.Wright) Lavin
- Poitea longiflora Urb.
- Poitea multiflora (Sw.) Urb.
- Poitea paucifolia (DC.) Lavin
- Poitea punicea (Urb.) Lavin
References
- 1 2 3 Poitea Vent. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Poitea Poitea at Plant List
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