Batesia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Batesia floribunda, a tree native to northern South America. It ranges from Colombia and Peru through northern, west-central, and northeastern Brazil and French Guiana.[1] The genus belongs to subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
Batesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Tribe: | Cassieae |
Genus: | Batesia Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f. (1865) |
Species: | B. floribunda
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Binomial name | |
Batesia floribunda Spruce ex Benth. (1865)
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References
edit- ^ Batesia floribunda Spruce ex Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 August 2023.