''Prioria'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. Members of this genus are found in Central America, Africa, southern Asia, and Oceania.

Species

''Prioria'' comprises the following species

African species

* '' Prioria balsamifera'' (Vermoesen) Breteler * '' Prioria buchholzii'' (Harms) Breteler * '' Prioria gilbertii'' (J. Léonard) Breteler * '' Prioria joveri'' (Normand ex Aubrév.) Breteler * '' Prioria mannii'' (Baill.) Breteler * '' Prioria msoo'' (Harms) Breteler * '' Prioria oxyphylla'' (Harms) Breteler

American species

* ''

Prioria copaifera ''Prioria copaifera'' is a tree in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America, where it occurs in tidal estuaries behind the mangrove fringe. It ranges from Nicaragua to Colombia and is also found in Jamaica. Th ...

'' Griseb. *''† Prioria martineziorum'' Rodriguez-Reyes & Estrada-Ruiz

Asiatic and Pacific species

* '' Prioria alternifolia'' (Elm.) Breteler * '' Prioria micrantha'' (Burtt) Breteler * '' Prioria novoguineensis'' (Verde.) Breteler * '' Prioria pinnata'' (Roxb. ex DC.) Breteler * '' Prioria platycarpa'' (Burtt) Breteler * '' Prioria tenuicarpa'' (Verde.) Breteler

References

Detarioideae Fabaceae genera {{Detarioideae-stub