Prioria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Members of this genus are found in Central America, Africa, southern Asia, and Oceania.[1]

Prioria
Prioria copaifera leaves & inflorescence
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Detarieae
Genus: Prioria
Griseb.
Type species
Prioria copaifera
Griseb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eriander Winkler
  • Gossweilerodendron Harms
  • Kingiodendron Harms
  • Oxystigma Harms
  • Pterygopodium Harms

Species

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Prioria comprises the following species[1]

African species

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American species

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Asiatic and Pacific species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Breteler FJ. (1999). "A revision of Prioria, including Gossweilerodendron, Kingiodendron, Oxystigma, and Pterygopodium (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae-Detarieae) with emphasis on Africa". Wageningen Agr. Univ. Pap. 99: 1–61.
  2. ^ "Two New Reports of Ancient Rainforest Trees from the Azuero Peninsula, Panama". Research Gate. February 2020.