Zygia
Encyclopedia
Zygia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae
family.
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...
family.
Selected species
- Zygia cognataZygia cognataZygia cognata is a tree species in the legume family . It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.Junior synonyms are:* Feuilleea cognata Kuntze* Inga cognata Schltdl.* Inga stevensonii Standl....
- Zygia lehmanniiZygia lehmanniiZygia lehmannii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Colombia.-References:* Calderon, E. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Zygia oriundaZygia oriundaZygia oriunda is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Peru.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
- Zygia pithecolobioidesZygia pithecolobioidesPithecellobium pithecolobioides, known as Granadillo de Río, is a tree species in the legume family .Found in Argentina and Paraguay, it is threatened by habitat destruction; whether it still exists in Brazil is at least doubtful....
- Zygia steyermarkiiZygia steyermarkiiZygia steyermarkii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Ecuador.-References:* Neill, D. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....