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Lecointea
Sign in to saveLecointea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains seven species native to the tropical Americas. Lecointea amazonica Ducke Lecointea guianensis Lecointea hatschbachii Lecointea lasiogyne Lecointea marcano-bertii Lecointea ovalifolia J.F.Macbr. Lecointea peruviana Standl. ex J.F.Macbr.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: of the Lecointea clade of Herendeen (1995) and found strong support
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Lecointea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains seven species native to the tropical Americas. Lecointea amazonica Ducke Lecointea guianensis Lecointea hatschbachii Lecointea lasiogyne Lecointea marcano-bertii Lecointea ovalifolia J.F.Macbr. Lecointea peruviana Standl. ex J.F.Macbr.
Its native range stretches from south-eastern Mexico to southern Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.