Piptadenia

Piptadenia
Piptadenia gonoacantha in Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Piptadenia
Benth.

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Species

Several, see text

Piptadenia is a genus of tropical shrubs and trees of the legume family.

Selected species

Several species formerly placed in this genus (such as those used to prepare the psychotomimetic snuffs vilca and yopo/parica) are now considered to be in the genus Anadenanthera. Three species have also been placed in genus Adenopodia.[3]

Species accepted names

Piptadenia gonoacantha young trunk
Piptadenia gonoacantha young trunk

References

  1. "Piptadenia information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  2. 1 2 "Genera Containing Currently Accepted Names: Piptadenia". www.ildis.org. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  3. "Adenopodia C.Presl 1851". Legumes of the World: Taxonomic View. Kew Gardens. Retrieved 2 February 2014.


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