Browneopsis Explained

Browneopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are about 8 species of trees native to South America, ranging from Panama through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru and northern Brazil.^[1] Species typically grow in lowland tropical rain forests, including inundated and terra firme forests, and in sub-montane forests in the foothills of the Andes.

Species include:

• Browneopsis cauliflora – Colombia and Peru
• Browneopsis disepala – western Ecuador
• Browneopsis excelsa – Panama, Colombia, and Peru
• Browneopsis macrofoliolata – western Ecuador
• Browneopsis peruviana – Peru and northern Brazil
• Browneopsis puyensis ^[1] – Ecuador
• Browneopsis sanintiae – Colombia
• Browneopsis ucayalina – Ecuador and Peru

Notes and References

1. Neill, D. A., & Asanza, M. (2014). Browneopsis puyensis (Leguminosae: Caesalpinoideae: Detarieae), a new species from Amazonian Ecuador. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 8(2).