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Cojoba
Cojoba valerioi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Cojoba Britton and Rose (1928)
Species
15; see text
Synonyms
Obolinga Barneby (1989)

Cojoba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species, which range through the tropical Americas from northern Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and northern Brazil. from

Taxonomy

The genus was described by Britton and Rose published in North American Flora 23(1): 29. 1928. The typical species is: Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose

Species

15 species are accepted:

• Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
• Cojoba bahorucensis J.W.Grimes & R.García
• Cojoba beckii Barneby & J.W.Grimes
• Cojoba catenata (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose
• Cojoba chazutensis (Standl.) L.Rico
• Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose
• Cojoba escuintlensis (Lundell) L.Rico
• Cojoba filipes (Vent.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
• Cojoba graciliflora (S.F.Blake) Britton & Rose
• Cojoba longipendula (Forero & A.H.Gentry) Forero & C.Romero
• Cojoba rufescens (Benth.) Britton & Rose
• Cojoba sophorocarpa (Benth.) Britton & Rose
• Cojoba urbanii (Alain) R.G.García & Peguero
• Cojoba zanonii (Barneby) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

References

1. ^ "Cojoba Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
2. "Cojoba (planta)". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

External links

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