Poitea

Poitea florida

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: Faboideae
Tribus: Robinieae
Genus: Poitea
Species: P. campanilla – P. carinalis – P. dubia – P. florida – P. galegoides – P. glyciphylla – P. gracilis – P. immarginata – P. longiflora – P. multiflora – P. paucifolia – P. punicea

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Poitea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 30. Reference page.

Name

Poitea Vent., 1807

• Type species: Poitea galegoides Vent.

Synonyms

• Bembicidium Rydb., Mem. Torr. Bot. Cl. 16: 68 (1920)
• Cajalbania Urb., Symb. Antill. 9: 449 (1928)
• Corynella DC., Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. 4: (1825) 93
• Corynitis Spreng., Syst. 4: Cur. Post. 263, 280 (1827)
• Notodon Urb., Symb. Antill. 1: 324 (1899)
• Sabinea DC., Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. 4: (1825) 92
• Sauvallella Rydb., Am. Journ. Bot., 11: 480 (1924)
• Toxotropis Turcz., Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 19: (1846) II. 506
• Vilmorinia DC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is. 0Introduced into: El Salvador References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ventenat, E.P. 1803–1808 ["1803"]. Choix de plantes, dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels. 60 tt. De l’imprimerie de Crapelet, Paris. BHL Reference page. : 36

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Poitea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Poitea. Published online. Accessed: May 30 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Poitea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Poitea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Poitea. Accessed: 30 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: wattapama

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