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.[1]
| 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 | |
Species edit
Eight species are accepted:[1]
- 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 edit
- ^ a b Betencourtia A.St.-Hil. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2023.