Fabaceae

Brownea Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 6 (1760), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Villa, G.; Alvia, P. [1606] Ecuador K001097139 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Villa, G.; Alvia, P. [1606] Ecuador K001097138 Type Yes
May 1, 1991 s.coll. [s.n.] K000264890 Holotype Yes
May 1, 1991 s.coll. [s.n.] K000264889 Type Yes
May 1, 1991 s.coll. [s.n.] K000264891 Type Yes
Owens, S.J. United States K:SPC-54091.000 No
Perez, A.J.; Alvia, P. [4085] Ecuador K000543829 Yes
Cornejo, X.; Montenegro, T.; Grefa, G. [8370] Ecuador K000543826 Yes
Villa, G.; Alvia, P. [1609] Ecuador K000543830 Yes
Villa, G.; Alvia, P. [1609] Ecuador K000543831 Yes
Perez, A.J.; Santillan, W. [4394] Ecuador K000543828 Yes
Perez, A.J.; Alvia, P. [3412] Ecuador K000543827 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0