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'''''Brownea''''' is a genus of about 30 species in the family [[Fabaceae]], subfamily [[Caesalpinioideae]]. The genus is native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]]. The species are [[shrub]]s and [[tree]]s growing to 20 m tall.<ref name=ildis>LegumeWeb: [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&genus~Brownea&species~% ''Brownea'']</ref><ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1738 ''Brownea'']</ref><ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref> {{Inc| Brownea (Patrick Browne wrote a history of Jamaica). Sometimes written Brownaea. (Hermesias, Loefl.). Leguminosae. A group of 10 small evergreen trees of Trop. Amer., allied to Amherstia and Bauhinia but little known in the American trade. Lvs. alternate and pinnate: fls. showy, red, in dense terminal or axillary clusters. Cult, in hothouses. B. Ariza, Benth. (B. princeps, Lind.) has drooping heads of scarlet fls. B. grandiceps, Jacq. Fls. red, in capitate spikes: lftsabout 12 pairs, lance-oblong. S.Amer. B. Rosa-de-Monte, Berger. Fls. scarlet, in dense heads: lfts. 2-3 pairs, oval, acuminate. S. Amer. }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== *''[[Brownea angustiflora]]'' Little *''[[Brownea ariza]]'' Benth. *''[[Brownea birschellii]]'' Hook. f. *''[[Brownea bolivarensis]]'' Pittier *''[[Brownea cauliflora]]'' Poepp. & Endl. *''[[Brownea coccinea]]'' Jacq. *''[[Brownea crawfordii]]'' W. Watson *''[[Brownea disepala]]'' Little *''[[Brownea enricii]]'' Quinones *''[[Brownea excelsa]]'' (Pittier) J.F. Macbr. *''[[Brownea gladisrojasiae]]'' D. Velasquez & Agostini *''[[Brownea grandiceps]]'' Jacq. *''[[Brownea herthae]]'' Harms *''[[Brownea holtonii]]'' Britton & Killip *''[[Brownea hybrida]]'' Backer *''[[Brownea leucantha]]'' Jacq. *''[[Brownea longipedicellata]]'' Huber *''[[Brownea loretensis]]'' Standl. *''[[Brownea macbrideana]]'' J.F. Macbr. *''[[Brownea macrophylla]]'' Linden ex Mast. *''[[Brownea multijuga]]'' Britton & Killip *''[[Brownea negrensis]]'' Benth. *''[[Brownea peruviana]]'' J.F. Macbr. *''[[Brownea puberula]]'' Little *''[[Brownea rosa-de-monte]]'' Bergius *''[[Brownea santanderensis]]'' Quinones *''[[Brownea similis]]'' Cowan *''[[Brownea stenantha]]'' Britton & Killip *''[[Brownea tillettiana]]'' D. Velasquez & Agostini *''[[Brownea ucayalina]]'' (Huber) Ducke ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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