Collaea
Genus of legumes
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Collaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae and tribe Diocleae.[2] It includes five species native to the southern tropical South America, ranging from Peru to northeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina.[1]
- Collaea aschersoniana (Taub.) Burkart – scrambling subshrub or shrub native to southern Brazil
- Collaea cipoensis Fortunato – a shrub native to southeastern Brazil
- Collaea insignis M.J.Silva – a shrub native to west-central Brazil (northeastern Goiás and Brasília)
- Collaea speciosa (Loisel.) DC. – a shrub native to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, eastern and southern Brazil, and northeastern Argentina
- Collaea stenophylla (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. – a subshrub or shrub native to southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Diocleae |
| Genus: | Collaea DC. (1826) |
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