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Taxon:  Diphysa americana (Mill.) M. Sousa



Summary
Genus:
Diphysa
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
434855
Place of publication:
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77:576. 1990
Verified:
01/16/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Colutea americana Mill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Diphysa robinioides Benth.
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Reference(s)
  1. Balick, M. J. et al. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85. 2000
  2. Faria, S. M. de et al. 1994. Occurrence of nodulation in legume species from Bahia, Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo states of Brazil. Advances in legume systematics. 5. The nitrogen factor. 1994 17-23.
  3. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
Cultivated
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalboundary/barrier/support Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=434855. Accessed 30 April 2026.

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