Fabaceae
Brownea

Brownea angustiflora Little

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 38: 93 (1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Colombia to Ecuador. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Pinto, R.B., de la Estrella, M., Schley, R., Murphy, B. & Choo, L.M. (2021). Personal Communication on Fabaceae, Detarioideae. 1 2021.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Brownea coccinea.]

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Little, E. L. Jr. (1948). J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 38(3) :87-105 New Spp. Trees-Western Ecuador

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1991 Little, E.L. [6418] Ecuador Brownea coccinea subsp. angustiflora K000264892 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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

  • 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