| Punjuba | |
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| Preserved Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose specimen | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Fabales | 
| Family: | Fabaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae | 
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade | 
| Genus: | Punjuba Britton & Rose[1]  | 
| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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 Punjuba does not have any synonyms  | |
Punjuba is a genus in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Costa Rica, as well as to western South America.[1]
Taxonomy
Species
Punjuba has 6 accepted species:[1]
- Punjuba callejasii (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
 - Punjuba centiflora (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
 - Punjuba josephi (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
 - Punjuba killipii Britton & Rose
 - Punjuba lehmannii Britton & Rose
 - Punjuba racemiflora (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose
 
Phylogeny
Punjuba is the sister group to the remaining genera of the Jupunba-Alliance (Jupunba, Balizia, Hydrochorea), as can be seen in the following cladogram:[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Punjuba Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
 - ↑ Soares, M. V. B., Guerra, E., Morim, M. P., & Iganci, J. R. V. (2021). "Reinstatement and recircumscription of Jupunba and Punjuba (Fabaceae) based on phylogenetic evidence." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 196(4), 456-479.
 
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