Cojoba | |
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Cojoba valerioi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Cojoba Britton and Rose (1928) |
Species[1] | |
15; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Obolinga Barneby (1989) |
Cojoba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species, which range through the tropical Americas from northern Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and northern Brazil. from [1]
The genus was described by Britton and Rose published in North American Flora 23(1): 29. 1928.[2] The typical species is: Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
15 species are accepted:[1]