Arquita

Arquita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It includes five species, which range from Ecuador to northern Argentina.[2]

Arquita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Arquita
E.Gagnon, G.P.Lewis & C.E.Hughes (2015)[1]
Type species
Arquita mimosifolia
(Griseb.) E.Gagnon, G.P.Lewis & C.E.Hughes
Species

See text

Species

Arquita comprises the following species:[3]

  • Arquita ancashiana (Ulibarri) E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes
  • Arquita celendiniana (G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes) E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes
  • Arquita grandiflora E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes
  • Arquita mimosifolia (Griseb.) E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes
  • Arquita trichocarpa (Griseb.) E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes
    • var. boliviana E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes
    • var. trichocarpa (Griseb.) E. Gagnon, G. P. Lewis & C. E. Hughes

References

  1. Gagnon E, Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2015). "A new cryptic species in a new cryptic genus in the Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) from the seasonally dry inter-Andean valleys of South America". Taxon. 64 (3): 468–490. doi:10.12705/643.6.
  2. Arquita Gagnon, G.P.Lewis & C.E.Hughes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.


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