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'''''Brownea''''' is a genus of about 30 species in the family [[Fabaceae]], subfamily [[Caesalpinioideae]]. The genus is native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]]. The species are [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s growing to 20 m tall.<ref name=ildis>LegumeWeb: [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&genus~Brownea&species~% ''Brownea'']</ref><ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1738 ''Brownea'']</ref><ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref> | |||
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Brownea (Patrick Browne wrote a history of Jamaica). Sometimes written Brownaea. (Hermesias, Loefl.). Leguminosae. A group of 10 small evergreen trees of Trop. Amer., allied to Amherstia and Bauhinia but little known in the American trade. Lvs. alternate and pinnate: fls. showy, red, in dense terminal or axillary clusters. Cult, in hothouses. B. Ariza, Benth. (B. princeps, Lind.) has drooping heads of scarlet fls. B. grandiceps, Jacq. Fls. red, in capitate spikes: lftsabout 12 pairs, lance-oblong. S.Amer. B. Rosa-de-Monte, Berger. Fls. scarlet, in dense heads: lfts. 2-3 pairs, oval, acuminate. S. Amer. | |||
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==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
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==Species== | ==Species== | ||
*''[[Brownea angustiflora]]'' Little | |||
*''[[Brownea ariza]]'' Benth. | |||
*''[[Brownea birschellii]]'' Hook. f. | |||
*''[[Brownea bolivarensis]]'' Pittier | |||
*''[[Brownea cauliflora]]'' Poepp. & Endl. | |||
*''[[Brownea coccinea]]'' Jacq. | |||
*''[[Brownea crawfordii]]'' W. Watson | |||
*''[[Brownea disepala]]'' Little | |||
*''[[Brownea enricii]]'' Quinones | |||
*''[[Brownea excelsa]]'' (Pittier) J.F. Macbr. | |||
*''[[Brownea gladisrojasiae]]'' D. Velasquez & Agostini | |||
*''[[Brownea grandiceps]]'' Jacq. | |||
*''[[Brownea herthae]]'' Harms | |||
*''[[Brownea holtonii]]'' Britton & Killip | |||
*''[[Brownea hybrida]]'' Backer | |||
*''[[Brownea leucantha]]'' Jacq. | |||
*''[[Brownea longipedicellata]]'' Huber | |||
*''[[Brownea loretensis]]'' Standl. | |||
*''[[Brownea macbrideana]]'' J.F. Macbr. | |||
*''[[Brownea macrophylla]]'' Linden ex Mast. | |||
*''[[Brownea multijuga]]'' Britton & Killip | |||
*''[[Brownea negrensis]]'' Benth. | |||
*''[[Brownea peruviana]]'' J.F. Macbr. | |||
*''[[Brownea puberula]]'' Little | |||
*''[[Brownea rosa-de-monte]]'' Bergius | |||
*''[[Brownea santanderensis]]'' Quinones | |||
*''[[Brownea similis]]'' Cowan | |||
*''[[Brownea stenantha]]'' Britton & Killip | |||
*''[[Brownea tillettiana]]'' D. Velasquez & Agostini | |||
*''[[Brownea ucayalina]]'' (Huber) Ducke | |||
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Brownea is a genus of about 30 species in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The genus is native to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are shrubs and trees growing to 20 m tall.[1][2][3]
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Brownea (Patrick Browne wrote a history of Jamaica). Sometimes written Brownaea. (Hermesias, Loefl.). Leguminosae. A group of 10 small evergreen trees of Trop. Amer., allied to Amherstia and Bauhinia but little known in the American trade. Lvs. alternate and pinnate: fls. showy, red, in dense terminal or axillary clusters. Cult, in hothouses. B. Ariza, Benth. (B. princeps, Lind.) has drooping heads of scarlet fls. B. grandiceps, Jacq. Fls. red, in capitate spikes: lftsabout 12 pairs, lance-oblong. S.Amer. B. Rosa-de-Monte, Berger. Fls. scarlet, in dense heads: lfts. 2-3 pairs, oval, acuminate. S. Amer.
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Pests and diseases
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Species
- Brownea angustiflora Little
- Brownea ariza Benth.
- Brownea birschellii Hook. f.
- Brownea bolivarensis Pittier
- Brownea cauliflora Poepp. & Endl.
- Brownea coccinea Jacq.
- Brownea crawfordii W. Watson
- Brownea disepala Little
- Brownea enricii Quinones
- Brownea excelsa (Pittier) J.F. Macbr.
- Brownea gladisrojasiae D. Velasquez & Agostini
- Brownea grandiceps Jacq.
- Brownea herthae Harms
- Brownea holtonii Britton & Killip
- Brownea hybrida Backer
- Brownea leucantha Jacq.
- Brownea longipedicellata Huber
- Brownea loretensis Standl.
- Brownea macbrideana J.F. Macbr.
- Brownea macrophylla Linden ex Mast.
- Brownea multijuga Britton & Killip
- Brownea negrensis Benth.
- Brownea peruviana J.F. Macbr.
- Brownea puberula Little
- Brownea rosa-de-monte Bergius
- Brownea santanderensis Quinones
- Brownea similis Cowan
- Brownea stenantha Britton & Killip
- Brownea tillettiana D. Velasquez & Agostini
- Brownea ucayalina (Huber) Ducke
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