Bocoa Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane, Suppl.: 38 (1775)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Guianas to Brazil.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Bulletin

  • Aublet, F. (1775). Histoire de plantes de la Guiane Françoise vol. 1: 38, t. 391.
  • Cowan, R. S. (1974). A revision of the genus Bocoa (Caesalpinioideae-Swartzieae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 87:95-128.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Legumes of the World Online

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