Caetangil is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It is named after the Brazilian singers Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil for their cultural contributions and support of environmental causes.[1] It includes two species of subshrubs native to South America, ranging from northern Brazil through Bolivia and Paraguay to northeastern Argentina.[2]

  • Caetangil chacoensis L.P.Queiroz – Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina
  • Caetangil paraguariensis (Chodat & Hassl.) L.P.Queiroz – northern Brazil through Bolivia and Paraguay to northeastern Argentina
Caetangil
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Caetangil
L.P.Queiroz (2020)[1]
Species[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Queiroz, Luciano P.; Oliveira, Ana C.S.; Snak, Cristiane (2020). "Disentangling the taxonomy of the Galactia-Camptosema- Collaea complex with new generic circumscriptions in the Galactia clade (Leguminosae, Diocleae)". Neodiversity. 13 (1): 56–94 [81]. doi:10.13102/neod.131.3. S2CID 229676913.
  2. ^ a b Caetangil L.P.Queiroz. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.