Poissonia Explained

Poissonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees, shrubs, and herbs native to Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical forest and shrubland, generally along river and stream banks, and open vegetation in arid areas. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, tribe Robinieae.^[1]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

• Poissonia eriantha (Benth.) Hauman
• Poissonia heterantha (Griseb.) Lavin
• Poissonia hypoleuca (Speg.) Lillo
• Poissonia orbicularis (Benth.) Hauman
• Poissonia weberbaueri (Harms) Lavin

Notes and References

1. Lavin M, Wojciechowski MF, Gasson P, Hughes C, Wheeler E . Phylogeny of Robinioid Legumes (Fabaceae) Revisited: Coursetia and Gliricidia Recircumscribed, and a Biogeographical Appraisal of the Caribbean Endemics. . Systematic Botany . 2003 . 28 . 2 . 387–409 . 10.1043/0363-6445-28.2.387 . 31 January 2024 . 2013-11-22 . 2021-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616021448/https://www.public.asu.edu/~mfwojci/pdfs/LavinetalSYSBOT2003.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Poissonia Baill.. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023-04-17 .