Piptadenia


Piptadenia is a genus of tropical shrubs and trees of the family Fabaceae. It includes 28 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina.

Species

28 species are accepted:
  • Piptadenia adiantoides Macbr.
  • Piptadenia affinis Burkart
  • Piptadenia amazonica
  • Piptadenia anolidurus Barneby
  • Piptadenia boliviana
  • Piptadenia buchtienii Barneby
  • Piptadenia cuzcoensis Barneby
  • Piptadenia floribunda Kleinhoonte
  • Piptadenia gonoacantha Macbr.
  • Piptadenia imatacae Barneby
  • Piptadenia irwinii G.P.Lewis
  • *var. irwinii G.P.Lewis
  • *var. unijuga G.P.Lewis
  • Piptadenia killipii Macbr.
  • *var. cacaophila G.P.Lewis
  • *var. killipii Macbr.
  • Piptadenia laxipinna B.M.Barroso
  • Piptadenia leucoxylon Barneby & Grimes
  • Piptadenia macradenia
  • Piptadenia micracantha Benth.
  • Piptadenia minutiflora Ducke
  • Piptadenia paniculata Benth.
  • Piptadenia peruviana Barneby
  • Piptadenia pteroclada Benth.
  • Piptadenia ramosissima Benth.
  • Piptadenia retusa
  • Piptadenia robusta Pittier
  • Piptadenia santosii Barneby ex G.P.Lewis
  • Piptadenia trisperma Benth.
  • Piptadenia uaupensis Spruce ex Benth.
  • Piptadenia uliginosa Britton & Killip
  • Piptadenia voronoffii Pittier.
  • Piptadenia weberbaueri Harms
Several species formerly placed in this genus are now considered to be in the genus Anadenanthera. Three species have also been placed in genus Adenopodia. Others have been moved to the genus Pityrocarpa.