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Zygia
''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 60 species of tres and shrubs native to the tropical Americas, from Southern Mexico and Cuba to northern Argentina. Typical habitats are tropical forest and coastal zones, generally below 900 meters elevation with a few species extending up to 2800 meters. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Species 60 species are accepted: * '' Zygia ampla'' * '' Zygia andaquiensis'' * '' Zygia bangii'' * '' Zygia basijuga'' * '' Zygia biflora'' * '' Zygia bifoliola'' * '' Zygia bisingula'' * '' Zygia brenesii'' * '' Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * '' Zygia cauliflora'' * '' Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes * '' Zygia coccinea'' ** ''Zygia coccinea'' var. ''coccinea'' ** ''Zygia coccinea'' var.''macrophylla'' ** ''Zygia coccinea'' var. ''oriunda'' (syn. '' Zygia oriunda'' (J.F.Macbr.) L.Rico) (Peru) * '' Zygia codonocalyx'' * '' Zygia cognata'' ( ...
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