Punjuba
Preserved Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Punjuba
Britton & Rose[1]
Species

6 accepted Species[1]

Synonyms[1]

Punjuba does not have any synonyms

Punjuba is a genus in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, as well as to western South America.[1]

Taxonomy

Species

Punjuba has 6 accepted species:[1]

  • Punjuba callejasii (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
  • Punjuba centiflora (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
  • Punjuba josephi (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
  • Punjuba killipii Britton & Rose
  • Punjuba lehmannii Britton & Rose
  • Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose

Phylogeny

Punjuba is the sister group to the remaining genera of the Jupunba-Alliance (Jupunba, Balizia, Hydrochorea), as can be seen in the following cladogram:[2]

JupunbaAlliance

Balizia

Hydrochorea

Jupunba

Punjuba

Inga-Alliance (including Abarema s.s.)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Punjuba Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. Soares, M. V. B., Guerra, E., Morim, M. P., & Iganci, J. R. V. (2021). "Reinstatement and recircumscription of Jupunba and Punjuba (Fabaceae) based on phylogenetic evidence." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 196(4), 456-479.


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