Poitea

Poitea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Robinieae
Genus:	Poitea; Vent. (1807)
Species
	12; see text
Synonyms
	Bembicidium Rydb. (1920); Cajalbania Urb. (1928); Corynella DC. (1825); Corynitis Spreng. (1827); Notodon Urb. (1899); Sabinea DC. (1825); Sauvallella Rydb. (1924); Toxotropis Turcz. (1846); Vilmorinia DC. (1825);

Poitea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 12 species of trees and shrubs native to the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Dominica. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical lowland to montane forest, thicket, and thorn scrub, often in secondary vegetation and on steep slopes or roadsides.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.^[2]

Poitea campanilla DC.
Poitea carinalis (Griseb.) Lavin
Poitea dubia (Poir.) Lavin
Poitea florida (Vahl) Lavin
Poitea galegoides Vent.
Poitea glyciphylla (Poir.) Urb.
Poitea gracilis (Griseb.) Lavin
Poitea immarginata (C.Wright) Lavin
Poitea longiflora Urb.
Poitea multiflora (Sw.) Urb.
Poitea paucifolia (DC.) Lavin
Poitea punicea (Urb.) Lavin

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Poitea Vent. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Poitea Poitea at Plant List

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[powo-1] Poitea Vent. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

[2] ttp://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Poitea Poitea at Plant List

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