Arquita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It includes five species, which range from Ecuador to northern Argentina.[2]

Arquita
Arquita trichocarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Arquita
E.Gagnon, G.P.Lewis & C.E.Hughes (2015)[1]
Type species
Arquita mimosifolia
(Griseb.) E.Gagnon, G.P.Lewis & C.E.Hughes
Species

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Species

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The genus Arquita comprises the following species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gagnon E, Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2015). "A new cryptic species in a new cryptic genus in the Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) from the seasonally dry inter-Andean valleys of South America". Taxon. 64 (3): 468–490. doi:10.12705/643.6.
  2. ^ Arquita Gagnon, G.P.Lewis & C.E.Hughes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.