Zapoteca (plant)
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Zapoteca is a genus of flowering plant
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae characterized by flowers with small petals and numerous prominent stamens...
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Selected species
- Zapoteca aculeataZapoteca aculeataZapoteca aculeata is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Neill, D. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
(SpruceRichard SpruceRichard Spruce was an English botanist. One of the great Victorian botanical explorers, Spruce spent approximately 15 years exploring the Amazon from the Andes to the mouth, and was one of the first Europeans to visit many of the places where he collected specimens.The plants and objects collected...
ex Benth.) H.M.Hern. (EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
) - Zapoteca portoricensis
- Zapoteca portoricensis subsp. portoricensisZapoteca portoricensis subsp. portoricensisZapoteca portoricensis subsp. portoricensis is a perennial tree....
(Jacq.) H.M.Hern.
- Zapoteca portoricensis subsp. portoricensis