Brownea

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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 shrubs and trees growing to 20 m tall.[1][2][3]


Read about Brownea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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.


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  1. LegumeWeb: Brownea
  2. Germplasm Resources Information Network: Brownea
  3. Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.