Poissonia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Robinieae |
| Genus: | Poissonia Baill. (1870) |
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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. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, tribe Robinieae.
Species
As of September 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
- 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.
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