Punjuba

Short description: Genus of legumes

Punjuba

Preserved Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fabales
Family:  | Fabaceae
Subfamily:  | Caesalpinioideae
Clade:  | Mimosoid clade
Genus:  | Punjuba
Britton & Rose[1]
Species

6 accepted Species[1]

Synonyms[1]

Punjuba does not have any synonyms

Punjuba is a genus in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, as well as to western South America.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 1.1 Species
* 2 Phylogeny
* 3 References

## Taxonomy

### Species

Punjuba  has 6 accepted species:[1]

* Punjuba callejasii (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
* Punjuba centiflora (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
* Punjuba josephi (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
* Punjuba killipii Britton & Rose
* Punjuba lehmannii Britton & Rose
* Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose

## Phylogeny

Punjuba is the sister group to the remaining genera of the Jupunba-Alliance (Jupunba, Balizia, Hydrochorea), as can be seen in the following cladogram:[2]

|  | Jupunba‑Alliance  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Balizia

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Hydrochorea

Jupunba

Punjuba

Inga-Alliance (including Abarema s.s.)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Punjuba Britton & Rose" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/23399-1. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. ↑ Soares, M. V. B., Guerra, E., Morim, M. P., & Iganci, J. R. V. (2021). "Reinstatement and recircumscription of Jupunba and Punjuba (Fabaceae) based on phylogenetic evidence." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 196(4), 456-479.

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