Prioria (plant)

Prioria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Genus: Prioria
Griseb.
Type species
Prioria copaifera
Griseb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Eriander Winkler
  • Gossweilerodendron Harms
  • Kingiodendron Harms
  • Oxystigma Harms
  • Pterygopodium Harms

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]

Species

Prioria comprises the following species[1]

African Species

  • Prioria balsamifera (Vermoesen) Breteler
  • Prioria buchholzii (Harms) Breteler
  • Prioria gilbertii (J. Léonard) Breteler
  • Prioria joveri (Normand ex Aubrév.) Breteler
  • Prioria mannii (Baill.) Breteler
  • Prioria msoo (Harms) Breteler
  • Prioria oxyphylla (Harms) Breteler

American Species

Asiatic and Pacific Species

  • Prioria alternifolia (Elm.) Breteler
  • Prioria micrantha (Burtt) Breteler
  • Prioria novoguineensis (Verde.) Breteler
  • Prioria pinnata (Roxb. ex DC.) Breteler
  • Prioria platycarpa (Burtt) Breteler
  • Prioria tenuicarpa (Verde.) Breteler

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.


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