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]

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

References

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  1. ^ Apurimacia Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ Grossi, Mariana A.; Julio, Norma; Gardenal, Cristina N.; Rienzo, Julio Di; Funes, Guillermo (March 2011). "Genetic Variability in Apurimacia dolichocarpa (Fabaceae), a Narrow Endemic Species of Córdoba Hills, Argentina". Annales Botanici Fennici. 48 (1): 21–28. doi:10.5735/085.048.0103. ISSN 0003-3847.
  3. ^ Apurimacia boliviana (Britton) Lavin. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ Orozco, Olga L.; Lentz, David L. (2005-06-01). "Poisonous plants and their uses as insecticides in Cajamarca, Peru". Economic Botany. 59 (2): 166–173. doi:10.1663/0013-0001(2005)059[0166:PPATUA]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1874-9364.