Punjuba

Punjuba is a genus in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Costa Rica as well as to western South America.

Species

Punjuba has 7 accepted species:

• Punjuba callejasii
• Punjuba centiflora
• Punjuba foreroana
• Punjuba josephi
• Punjuba killipii
• Punjuba lehmannii
• Punjuba racemiflora

Phylogeny

Punjuba is the sister group to the remaining genera of the Jupunba-Alliance (Jupunba, Balizia, Hydrochorea), as can be seen in the following cladogram:

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