Fairchildia panamensis is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Fairchildia.[1] It ranges Honduras through southern Central America to Colombia.[2]

Fairchildia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Swartzieae
Genus: Fairchildia
Britton & Rose (1930)
Species:
F. panamensis
Binomial name
Fairchildia panamensis
(Benth.) Britton & Rose (1930)
Synonyms
  • Swartzia panamensis Benth.
  • Swartzia pinnata Seem.
  • Tounatea panamensis (Benth.) Taub.
  • Tunatea panamensis (Benth.) Kuntze

References

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  1. ^ Torke BM, Schaal BA. (2008). "Molecular phylogenetics of the species-rich neotropical genus Swartzia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) and related genera of the swartzioid clade". Am J Bot. 95 (2): 215–228. doi:10.3732/ajb.95.2.215. PMID 21632346.
  2. ^ Fairchildia panamensis (Benth.) Britton & Rose. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2023.