Biology:Cratylia

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Cratylia
Fabaceae (Cratylia argentea) purple flowers (28655379100).jpg
Cratylia argentea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Genus: Cratylia
Mart. ex Benth. (1837)
Species[1]

8; see text

Cratylia is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species native to tropical South America, from Peru and northern Brazil to northeastern Argentina.[1]

Species

(As of August 2023), Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

  • Cratylia argentea (Desv.) Kuntze
  • Cratylia bahiensis L.P.Queiroz
  • Cratylia hypargyraea Mart. ex Benth.
  • Cratylia intermedia (Hassl.) L.P.Queiroz & R.Monteiro
  • Cratylia isopetala (Lam.) L.P.Queiroz
  • Cratylia mollis Mart. ex Benth.
  • Cratylia nuda Tul.
  • Cratylia nutans Herzog

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5182690 entry