''Zygia'' 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 ...

. It belongs to 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 ...

Selected species

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Zygia cataractae ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''

Zygia claviflora ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes * ''

Zygia cognata ''Zygia cognata'' is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Junior synonyms are:ILDIS (2005) * ''Feuilleea cognata'' (Schltdl.) Kuntze * ''Inga cognata'' Schltdl. * ''Inga stevensonii'' S ...

'' (Schltdl.) Britton & Rose (

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Zygia collina ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (Sandwith) Barneby & J.W.Grimes * ''

Zygia dinizii ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (Ducke) D.A.Neill et al. * ''

Zygia inaequalis ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Pittier * ''

Zygia juruana ''Zygia juruana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, and Guyana. A tree, it is an important species in the low restinga Restingas () are a distinct type of co ...

'' (Harms) L.Rico * ''

Zygia latifolia ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (L.) Fawc. & Rendle * ''

Zygia lehmannii ''Zygia lehmannii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near N ...

'' (Harms) Britton & Rose ex Britton & Killip (

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Zygia oriunda ''Zygia oriunda'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal ...

'' (J.F.Macbr.) L.Rico (

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Zygia pithecolobioides ''Pithecellobium pithecolobioides'', known as the granadillo de río, is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae). Found in Argentina and Paraguay, it is threatened by habitat destruction; whether it still exists in Brazil is at least doub ...

'' (Kuntze) Barneby & J.W.Grimes – Granadillo de Río (

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Zygia racemosa ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (Ducke) Barneby & J.W.Grimes * ''

Zygia selloi ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * ''Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * ''Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W ...

'' (Benth.) L.Rico * ''

Zygia steyermarkii ''Zygia steyermarkii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It can only be found in Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República de ...

'' (Schery) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

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Albizia adianthifolia ''Albizia adianthifolia'' is a tree in the family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as the flat-crown. Its range extends from eastern South Africa to Tropical Africa. Description This is a large deciduous tree with a spreading, flat crown, growing ...

'' (Schumach.) W.Wight (as ''Z. fastigiata'' E.Mey.) * ''

Albizia petersiana ''Albizia'' is a genus of more than 160 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, America and A ...

'' (Bolle) Oliv. (as ''Z. petersiana'' Bolle) * ''

Albizia zygia ''Albizia zygia'' is a fast growing medium-sized tree species within the Fabaceae family that is commonly found in West and Central Africa. Description The species grows up to 30 meters tall. Its branches are ascending and wide spreading form ...

'' (DC.) J. F. Macbr. (as ''Z. brownei'' Walp.) * ''

Ebenopsis ebano ''Ebenopsis ebano'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is native to the coastal plain of southern Texas in the United States and eastern Mexico. It is commonly known as Texas ebony or ''ebano'' (in Spanish language, Span ...

'' (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (as ''Z. flexicaulis'' (Benth.) Sudw.) * ''

Havardia pallens ''Havardia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Species * '' Havardia albicans'' (Kunth) Britton & Rose * '' Havardia campylacanthus'' (L.Rico & M.Sousa) B ...

'' (Benth.) Britton & Rose (as ''Z. brevifolia'' (Benth.) Sudw.) * '' Pithecellobium unguis-cati'' (L.) Benth. (as ''Z. unguis-cati'' (L.) Sudw.)

References

* * Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub