Apurimacia

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Apurimacia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Apurimacia
Harms (1923)
Species[1]
  • Apurimacia boliviana (Britton) Lavin
  • Apurimacia dolichocarpa (Griseb.) Burkart

Apurimacia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes two species native to South America. The species Apurimacia dolichocarpa is a shrub endemic to the Sierras de Córdoba in Argentina.[2] The species Apurimacia boliviana is a tree native to Peru and Bolivia.[3] It is used as an insecticide in Peru.[4]

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