''Zapoteca'' 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
, in the
mimosoid clade of the subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
.
It was separated from the genus ''
Calliandra
''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.
Description
T ...
'' in 1986 on the basis of chromosome numbers, pollen, seedling structure, and other features. It is named in honour of the
Zapotec peoples
The Zapotecs ( Valley Zapotec: ''Bën za'') are an indigenous people of Mexico. The population is concentrated in the southern state of Oaxaca, but Zapotec communities also exist in neighboring states. The present-day population is estimated at app ...
.
Species
Species include:
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Zapoteca aculeata''
(Benth.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca alinae''
H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca amazonica''
(Benth.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca andina''
H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca caracasana''
(Jacq.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca costaricensis''
(Britton & Rose) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca filipes''
(Benth.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca formosa
Zapotec () or zapoteca may refer to:
Cultures and languages
* Zapotec civilization, a historical indigenous pre-Columbian civilization and archaeological culture of central Mexico
* Zapotec languages, a group of closely related indigenous Mesoame ...
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(Kunth) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca gracilis''
(Griseb.) Bassler
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Zapoteca lambertiana''
(G.Don) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca media''
(M.Martens & Galeotti) H.M.Hern
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Zapoteca microcephala''
(Britton & Killip) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca mollis''
(Standl.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca nervosa''
(Urb.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca portoricensis''
(Jacq.) H.M.Hern.
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''Zapoteca portoricensis'' subsp. ''portoricensis'' ( Jacq.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca quichoi''
H.M. Hern. & Hanan-Alipi
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Zapoteca ravenii''
H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca scutellifera''
(Benth.) H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca sousae''
H.M. Hern. & A. Campos V.
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Zapoteca tehuana''
H.M.Hern.
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Zapoteca tetragona''
(Willd.) H.M.Hern.
References
External links
Fabaceae genera
{{Mimosoideae-stub