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Coursetia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets,[2] are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Brazil and Peru. The genus is named for French botanist Georges Louis Marie Dumont de Courset (1746–1824).[3]

Species

As of April 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Coursetia DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  2. ^ "Coursetia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  3. ^ Allen, Oscar Nelson; Allen, Ethel Kullmann (1981). The Leguminosae, a Source Book of Characteristics, Uses, and Nodulation. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 978-0-299-08400-4.
  4. ^ "Coursetia DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-17.

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