Batesia
Genus of legumes
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Batesia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It contains a single species, Batesia floribunda, a tree native to northern South America. It ranges from Colombia and Peru through northern, west-central, and northeastern Brazil and French Guiana.[1] The genus belongs to subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Cassieae |
| Genus: | Batesia Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f. (1865) |
| Species: | B. floribunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Batesia floribunda Spruce ex Benth. (1865) | |
