Brownea

Taxobox
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae
genus = "Brownea"
genus_authority = Jacq.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Brownea" is a genus of about 30 species in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The genus is native to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are shrubs and trees growing to 20 m tall.LegumeWeb: [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&genus~Brownea&species~% "Brownea"] ] Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1738 "Brownea"] ] Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.]

;Species:
*"Brownea angustiflora" Little
*"Brownea ariza" Benth.
*"Brownea birschellii" Hook. f.
*"Brownea bolivarensis" Pittier
*"Brownea cauliflora" Poepp. & Endl.
*"Brownea coccinea" Jacq.
*"Brownea crawfordii" W. Watson
*"Brownea disepala" Little
*"Brownea enricii" Quinones
*"Brownea excelsa" (Pittier) J.F. Macbr.
*"Brownea gladisrojasiae" D. Velasquez & Agostini
*"Brownea grandiceps" Jacq.
*"Brownea herthae" Harms
*"Brownea holtonii" Britton & Killip
*"Brownea hybrida" Backer
*"Brownea leucantha" Jacq.
*"Brownea longipedicellata" Huber
*"Brownea loretensis" Standl.
*"Brownea macbrideana" J.F. Macbr.
*"Brownea macrophylla" Linden ex Mast.
*"Brownea multijuga" Britton & Killip
*"Brownea negrensis" Benth.
*"Brownea peruviana" J.F. Macbr.
*"Brownea puberula" Little
*"Brownea rosa-de-monte" Bergius
*"Brownea santanderensis" Quinones
*"Brownea similis" Cowan
*"Brownea stenantha" Britton & Killip
*"Brownea tillettiana" D. Velasquez & Agostini
*"Brownea ucayalina" (Huber) Ducke

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