Periandra

{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}

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| image = Periandra mediterranea - Herbário Ezechias Paulo Heringer - DSC09778.JPG

| image_caption = Periandra mediterranea

| display_parents = 2

| taxon = Periandra

| authority = Mart. ex Benth. (1837)

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = 7; see text

| subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:23186-1 Periandra Mart. ex Benth.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

| synonyms = Glycinopsis {{small|Kuntze (1891)}}

| synonyms_ref =

}}

Periandra is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. It includes seven species native to the tropical Americas, including Brazil, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic. The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Species

Periandra coccinea (Schrad.) Benth. (6368699369).jpg|Periandra coccinea in Bahia

Periandra mediterranea Bahia 2.jpg|Periandra mediterranea in Bahia

Periandra pujalu.jpg|Periandra pujalu in Bahia

References

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  • [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=periandra The Plant List entry]
  • [http://eol.org/pages/29465/overview Encyclopedia of Life entry]
  • [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?9094 USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry]

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Category:Phaseoleae

Category:Fabaceae genera

Category:Flora of Southern America

Category:Taxa named by George Bentham

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