Deguelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.[2] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes ten species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]

Deguelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Millettieae
Genus: Deguelia
Aubl. (1775)
Species[1]

21; see text

Synonyms[1]

Phyllocarpus Riedel ex Endl. (1842)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Deguelia Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ Camargo, Rodrigo Augusto; de Azevedo Tozzi, Ana Maria Goulart (March 2014). "A synopsis of the genus Deguelia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Millettieae) in Brazil". Brittonia. 66 (1): 12–32. doi:10.1007/s12228-013-9302-4. ISSN 0007-196X.