''Poecilanthe'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It includes 9 species of trees and shrubs native to eastern, southern, and west-central Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. They grow in seasonally-dry tropical forest, woodland, thicket, and riverine forest. Several Amazonian species formerly classed in ''Poelicanthe'' were reclassified into the new genera '' Amphiodon'' and ''

Limadendron ''Limadendron'' is a genus of small trees in the family Fabaceae. It includes two species native to northern South America, including Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, northern Brazil, and Peru. * '' Poecilanthe boliviana'' * '' Poecilanthe falcata'' (Vell.) Heringer * '' Poecilanthe fluminensis'' * '' Poecilanthe goiasana'' * '' Poecilanthe grandiflora'' Benth. * '' Poecilanthe itapuana'' G.P.Lewis * '' Poecilanthe parviflora'' Benth. * '' Poecilanthe subcordata'' Benth. * '' Poecilanthe ulei'' (Harms) Arroyo & Rudd

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Brongniartieae Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of Southern America Taxa named by George Bentham {{Faboideae-stub