| Betencourtia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Betencourtia A.St.-Hil. (1833) |
| Species | |
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eight; see text | |
Betencourtia is a genus of plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes eight species native to South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela through Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina.
Species
Eight species are accepted:
- Betencourtia australis (Malme) L.P.Queiroz – southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina
- Betencourtia crassifolia (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz – Bolivia and west-central and eastern Brazil
- Betencourtia gracillima (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz – Colombia and Venezuela, and west-central, southeastern, and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina
- Betencourtia martii (DC.) L.P.Queiroz – eastern Brazil
- Betencourtia martioides (Burkart) L.P.Queiroz – southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Uruguay
- Betencourtia neesii (DC.) L.P.Queiroz – eastern, west-central, and southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina
- Betencourtia scarlatina (Mart. ex Benth.) L.P.Queiroz – Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina
- Betencourtia stereophylla (Harms) L.P.Queiroz – west-central and southeastern Brazil
References
- ^ Betencourtia A.St.-Hil. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Betencourtia | |