Gretheria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Species: G. campylacantha – G. sonorae
Name

Gretheria Duno & Torke, PhytoKeys 205: 292. (2022)

Type species: Gretheria sonorae (S.Watson) Duno & Torke, PhytoKeys 205: 294 (2022)

References

Tamayo-Cen, I., Torke, B.M., Contreras, J.E.L., Fernández-Concha, G.C., Morillo, I.R., Itza, L.L.C. & de Stefano, R.D. 2022. Revisiting the phylogeny and taxonomy of the Pithecellobium clade (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with new generic circumscriptions. PhytoKeys 205: 279-298. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.82728 Open access
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gretheria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gretheria. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 16 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Gretheria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr. 2025. Reference page.

Gretheria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of trees native to tropical and subtropical North America, ranging from northern Mexico to Costa Rica.[1]

Gretheria campylacantha (L.Rico & M.Sousa) Duno & Torke – southwestern Mexico and Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
Gretheria sonorae (S.Watson) Duno & Torke – northern Mexico

References

Gretheria Duno & Torke. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.