Cleobulia

Genus of legumes

Cleobulia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Diocleae
Genus: Cleobulia
Mart. ex Benth. (1837)
Species[1]
  • Cleobulia coccinea (Vell.) L.P.Queiroz
  • Cleobulia crassistyla R.H.Maxwell
  • Cleobulia diocleoides Benth.
  • Cleobulia leiantha Benth.
Synonyms[1]

Cheobula Vell. (1829), orth. var.

Cleobulia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species of vines, lianas, or shrubs native to southwestern Mexico and Brazil. Habitats include Amazon rainforest, seasonally dry forest, and montane oak and pine forest.[1]

  • Cleobulia coccinea (Vell.) L.P.Queiroz – a climber native to eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil
  • Cleobulia crassistyla R.H.Maxwell – a shrub native to southwestern Mexico (Guerrero)
  • Cleobulia diocleoides Benth. – a climber native to southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais)
  • Cleobulia leiantha Benth. – a climber native to northern Brazil (Pará)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Cleobulia.
  1. ^ a b c Cleobulia Mart. ex Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Cleobulia


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