Cojoba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species, which range through the tropical Americas from northern Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and northern Brazil. from [1]
| Cojoba | |
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| Cojoba valerioi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Cojoba Britton and Rose (1928) |
| Species[1] | |
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15; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Obolinga Barneby (1989) | |
Taxonomy
editThe genus was described by Britton and Rose published in North American Flora 23(1): 29. 1928.[2] The typical species is: Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
Species
edit15 species are accepted:[1]
- Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
- Cojoba bahorucensis J.W.Grimes & R.García
- Cojoba beckii Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Cojoba catenata (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose
- Cojoba chazutensis (Standl.) L.Rico
- Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose
- Cojoba escuintlensis (Lundell) L.Rico
- Cojoba filipes (Vent.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Cojoba graciliflora (S.F.Blake) Britton & Rose
- Cojoba longipendula (Forero & A.H.Gentry) Forero & C.Romero
- Cojoba rufescens (Benth.) Britton & Rose
- Cojoba sophorocarpa (Benth.) Britton & Rose
- Cojoba urbanii (Alain) R.G.García & Peguero
- Cojoba zanonii (Barneby) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Cojoba Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Cojoba (planta)". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
External links
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Media related to Cojoba at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cojoba at Wikispecies
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