Brownea coccinea

Brownea coccinea

Brownea coccinea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Brownea
Species: Brownea coccinea
Subspecies: B. c. subsp. capitella – B. c. subsp. coccinea

Name

Brownea coccinea Jacq., 1760

Synonyms

• Brownea angustiflora Little
• Brownea aroensis Pittier
• Brownea coccinea subsp. angustiflora (Little) Klitg.
• Brownea grandiflora Stahel
• Brownea guaraba Pittier
• Hermesias coccinea Kuntze

Homonyms

• Brownea coccinea Loefl. ex Griseb. = Brownea rosa-de-monte P.J.Bergius

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Ecuador Introduced into: Bangladesh, Jawa, Malaya, Sri Lanka, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J. 1760. Enumeratio systematica plantarum, quas in Insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit novas, aut iam cognitas emendavit. 41 pp. Apud Theodorum Haak, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]. BHL Reference page. : 26.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Brownea coccinea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Brownea coccinea. Published online. Accessed: Sep 09 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Brownea coccinea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brownea coccinea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Scarlet Flame Bean, West Indian Mountain Rose

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