Cojoba

Cojoba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.[1] There are 37 described species, of which 20 are accepted[2] This genus can be found in South America.

Cojoba
Cojoba valerioi
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Cojoba
Britton and Rose
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Obolinga Barneby

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Britton & Rose published in North American Flora 23(1): 29. 1928.[3] The typical species is: Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose


Accepted Species

Below is a list of the species of the genus Cojoba accepted up to August 2012, arranged alphabetically. For each one, the binomial name followed by the author is indicated, abbreviated according to conventions and uses.

  • Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
  • Cojoba bahorucensis R.G.Garcia
  • 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 haematoloba L.Rico
  • Cojoba longipendula (Forero & A.H. Gentry) Forero & C. Romero
  • Cojoba mariaelenae L.Rico
  • Cojoba matudae (Lundell) L. Rico
  • Cojoba recordii Britton & Rose
  • Cojoba rufescens (Benth.) Britton & Rose
  • Cojoba sophorocarpa (Benth. & Hook.f.) Britton & Ro
  • Cojoba tenella Britton & Rose
  • Cojoba urbanii (Alain) R.G. García & Peguero
  • Cojoba valerioi Britton & Rose
  • Cojoba zanonii (Barneby) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

References

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