Calopogonium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes eight species, which range through the tropical Americas from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America to northeastern Argentina.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Subtribe: | Glycininae |
| Genus: | Calopogonium Desv. (1826) |
| Type species | |
| Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.
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Species of Calopogonium have been introduced to other regions, including tropical Africa, India, southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.[1]
Species
editEight species are accepted:[1]
- Calopogonium caeruleum (Benth.) C.Wright
- Calopogonium domingense Urb. & Ekman
- Calopogonium galactioides (Kunth) Benth. ex Hemsl.
- Calopogonium lanceolatum Brandegee
- Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.
- Calopogonium racemosum Micheli
- Calopogonium sericeum (Benth.) Chodat & Hassl.
- Calopogonium velutinum (Benth.) Amshoff
References
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- ^ a b c d Calopogonium Desv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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