Punjuba
| Punjuba | |
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| Preserved Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Punjuba Britton & Rose[1] |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Punjuba does not have any synonyms | |
Punjuba is a genus in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, as well as to western South America.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
Species[edit]
Punjuba has 6 accepted species:[1]
- Punjuba callejasii (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
- Punjuba centiflora (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
- Punjuba josephi (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
- Punjuba killipii Britton & Rose
- Punjuba lehmannii Britton & Rose
- Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose
Phylogeny[edit]
Punjuba is the sister group to the remaining genera of the Jupunba-Alliance (Jupunba, Balizia, Hydrochorea), as can be seen in the following cladogram:[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Punjuba Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Soares, M. V. B., Guerra, E., Morim, M. P., & Iganci, J. R. V. (2021). "Reinstatement and recircumscription of Jupunba and Punjuba (Fabaceae) based on phylogenetic evidence." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 196(4), 456-479.
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