''Piptadenia'' is a genus of tropical shrubs and trees of the

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Fabaceae. It includes 28 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina.

Species

28 species are accepted: *'' Piptadenia adiantoides'' (Spreng.) Macbr. *'' Piptadenia affinis'' Burkart *'' Piptadenia amazonica'' *'' Piptadenia anolidurus'' Barneby *'' Piptadenia boliviana'' *'' Piptadenia buchtienii'' Barneby *'' Piptadenia cuzcoensis'' Barneby *'' Piptadenia floribunda'' Kleinhoonte *'' Piptadenia gonoacantha'' (Mart.) Macbr. *'' Piptadenia imatacae'' Barneby *'' Piptadenia irwinii'' G.P.Lewis **var. ''irwinii'' G.P.Lewis **var. ''unijuga'' G.P.Lewis *'' Piptadenia killipii'' Macbr. **var. ''cacaophila'' G.P.Lewis **var. ''killipii'' Macbr. *'' Piptadenia laxipinna'' B.M.Barroso *'' Piptadenia leucoxylon'' Barneby & Grimes *'' Piptadenia macradenia'' *'' Piptadenia micracantha'' Benth. *'' Piptadenia minutiflora'' Ducke *'' Piptadenia paniculata'' Benth. *'' Piptadenia peruviana'' (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby *'' Piptadenia pteroclada'' Benth. *'' Piptadenia ramosissima'' (Mart. ex Colla) Benth. *'' Piptadenia retusa'' *'' Piptadenia robusta'' Pittier *'' Piptadenia santosii'' Barneby ex G.P.Lewis *'' Piptadenia trisperma'' (Vell.) Benth. *'' Piptadenia uaupensis'' Spruce ex Benth. *'' Piptadenia uliginosa'' Britton & Killip *'' Piptadenia voronoffii'' Pittier. *'' Piptadenia weberbaueri'' Harms Several species formerly placed in this genus (such as those used to prepare the psychotomimetic snuffs vilca and

yopo ''Anadenanthera peregrina'', also known as yopo, jopo, cohoba, parica or calcium tree, is a perennial tree of the genus ''Anadenanthera'' native to the Caribbean and South America. It grows up to tall, and has a thorny bark. Its flowers grow ...

/parica) are now considered to be in the genus ''

Anadenanthera ''Anadenanthera'' is a genus of South American trees in the Legume family, Fabaceae. The genus contains two species, ''Anadenanthera colubrina, A. colubrina'' and ''Anadenanthera peregrina, A. peregrina''. These trees are known to the western wor ...

''. Three species have also been placed in genus '' Adenopodia''. Others have been moved to the genus '' Pityrocarpa''.

References

Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm {{Mimosoideae-stub