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Cojoba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 15 species, which range through the tropical Americas from northern Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Bolivia and northern Brazil. from
Taxonomy
The genus was described by Britton and Rose published in North American Flora 23(1): 29. 1928. The typical species is: Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
Species
15 species are accepted:
Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose
Cojoba bahorucensis J.W.Grimes & R.García
Cojoba beckii Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Cojoba catenata (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose
Cojoba chazutensis (Standl.) L.Rico
Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose
Cojoba escuintlensis (Lundell) L.Rico
Cojoba filipes (Vent.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Cojoba graciliflora (S.F.Blake) Britton & Rose
Cojoba longipendula (Forero & A.H.Gentry) Forero & C.Romero
Cojoba rufescens (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Cojoba sophorocarpa (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Cojoba urbanii (Alain) R.G.García & Peguero
Cojoba zanonii (Barneby) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
References
External links
Media related to Cojoba at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cojoba at Wikispecies