Periandra
{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| 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)}}
}}
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 berteroana {{small|(DC.) Benth.}}
- Periandra coccinea {{small|(Schrad.) Benth.}}
- Periandra densiflora {{small|Benth.}}
- Periandra gracilis {{small|H.S.Irwin & Arroyo}}
- Periandra heterophylla {{small|Benth.}}
- Periandra mediterranea {{small|(Vell.) Taub.}}
- Periandra pujalu {{small|Emmerich & L.Senna}}
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:Flora of Southern America
Category:Taxa named by George Bentham
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