Poitea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Robinieae
Genus: Poitea
Species: P. campanilla – P. carinalis – P. dubia – P. florida – P. galegoides – P. glyciphylla – P. gracilis – P. immarginata – P. longiflora – P. multiflora – P. paucifolia – P. punicea
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Poitea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 30. Reference page.

Name

Poitea Vent., 1807

Type species: Poitea galegoides Vent.

Synonyms

Bembicidium Rydb., Mem. Torr. Bot. Cl. 16: 68 (1920)
Cajalbania Urb., Symb. Antill. 9: 449 (1928)
Corynella DC., Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. 4: (1825) 93
Corynitis Spreng., Syst. 4: Cur. Post. 263, 280 (1827)
Notodon Urb., Symb. Antill. 1: 324 (1899)
Sabinea DC., Ann. Sc. Nat. Ser. I. 4: (1825) 92
Sauvallella Rydb., Am. Journ. Bot., 11: 480 (1924)
Toxotropis Turcz., Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 19: (1846) II. 506
Vilmorinia DC.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Caribbean
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
0Introduced into:
El Salvador

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Ventenat, E.P. 1803–1808 ["1803"]. Choix de plantes, dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels. 60 tt. De l’imprimerie de Crapelet, Paris. BHL Reference page. : 36

Additional references

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Poitea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Poitea. Published online. Accessed: May 30 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Poitea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 30.
Hassler, M. 2021. Poitea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 30. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Poitea. Accessed: 30 May 2021.

Vernacular names
English: wattapama

Poitea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[1]
References

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Poitea Poitea at Plant List