Poissonia
Poissonia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes five species of trees, shrubs, and herbs native to Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical forest and shrubland, generally along river and stream banks, and open vegetation in arid areas. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, tribe Robinieae.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:- Poissonia eriantha Hauman
- Poissonia heterantha Lavin
- Poissonia hypoleuca Lillo
- Poissonia orbicularis Hauman
- Poissonia weberbaueri Lavin