Poiretia (Fabaceae)

Poiretia punctata

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: Dalbergieae
Genus: Poiretia
Species: P. angustifolia – P. bahiana – P. coriifolia – P. crenata – P. elegans – P. latifolia – P. longipes – P. marginata – P. mattogrossensis – P. punctata – P. tetraphylla – P. unifoliolata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Poiretia (Fabaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 12. Reference page.

Name

Poiretia Vent., Mem. Cl. Sci. Math. Inst. Natl. France 1807(1): 4. (1807), nom. cons.

• Type species: Poiretia scandens Vent. = Poiretia punctata (Willd.) Desv.

Etimology

• named for Jean Louis Marie Poiret

Homonyms

• Poiretia J.F.Gmel. = Poiretia Ventenat 1807
• Poiretia Cav. = Sprengelia Sm.
• Poiretia Sm. = Hovea R.Br.

Synonyms

• Turpinia Pers.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Mexico to Tropical America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Ventenat, E.P., 1807. Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Physiques de L'Institut National de France 1807(1): 4.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Poiretia. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Poiretia. Published online. Accessed: May 28 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Poiretia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 28.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Poiretia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 May 2018.

Vernacular names

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