Brownea coccinea

Brownea coccinea
	Flower & its bud in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Brownea
Species:	B. coccinea
Binomial name
	Brownea coccinea; Jacq.
Synonyms
	Brownea capitella Jacq.; Brownea latifolia Jacq.;

Brownea coccinea is a species in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae. Common names include scarlet flame bean, mountain rose, rose of Venezuela and cooper hoop.^[1]^[2] The species is native to Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago.^[1] It is also commonly cultivated in other countries including Zaire, Mauritius and the Seychelles.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Brownea coccinea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
^ ^a ^b Roskov, Y.R.; F.A. Bisby; J.L. Zarucchi; B.D. Schrire; R.J. White (November 2005). "ILDIS World Database of Legumes: draft checklist, version 10". Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-08-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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