Gwilymia

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
Genus: Gwilymia
Species: G. coriacea – G. fissurata – G. moricolor – G. occhioniana – G. paniculata – G. polystachya – G. racemifera
Name

Gwilymia A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon, PhytoKeys 205: 219 (2022)

Type species: Gwilymia paniculata (Poepp.) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon PhytoKeys 205: 221 (2022)

References

de Lima, A.G., de Paula-Souza, J., Ringelberg, J.J., Simon, M.F., de Queiroz, L.P., Borges, L.M., de F Mansano, V., Souza, V.C. & Scalon, V.R. 2022.  New segregates from the Neotropical genus Stryphnodendron (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). PhytoKeys 205: 203-237. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.82220 Open access Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gwilymia 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. Gwilymia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 16 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Gwilymia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr. 2025. Reference page.

Gwilymia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes seven species native to northern South America, from Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil.[1]

Gwilymia coriacea (Benth.) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon – Brazil
Gwilymia fissurata (E.M.O.Martins) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon – Bolivia and west-central Brazil
Gwilymia moricolor (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon – the Guianas
Gwilymia occhioniana (E.M.O.Martins) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon – northern Brazil
Gwilymia paniculata (Poepp.) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon – southeastern Colombia and northern Brazil
Gwilymia polystachya (Miq.) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon – Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern and northeastern Brazil
Gwilymia racemifera (Ducke) A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon – northern Brazil

References

Gwilymia A.G.Lima, Paula-Souza & Scalon. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2023.