Zapoteca (plant)

Zapoteca
Zapoteca portoricensis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Zapoteca
H.M.Hern.
Species

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Zapoteca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1] It was separated from the genus Calliandra in 1986 on the basis of chromosome numbers, pollen, seedling structure, and other features. It is named in honour of the Zapotec peoples.[2]

Species

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Species include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG) (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
  2. ^ Hernandez, H.M. (1986), "Zapoteca: A New Genus of Neotropical Mimosoideae", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 73 (4): 755–763, doi:10.2307/2399204, JSTOR 2399204
  3. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved June 19, 2016
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