Collaea

Collaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae and tribe Diocleae. It includes five species native to the southern tropical South America, ranging from Peru to northeastern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Collaea aschersoniana (Taub.) Burkart – scrambling subshrub or shrub native to southern Brazil Collaea cipoensis Fortunato – a shrub native to southeastern Brazil Collaea insignis M.J.Silva – a shrub native to west-central Brazil (northeastern Goiás and Brasília) Collaea speciosa (Loisel.) DC. – a shrub native to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, eastern and southern Brazil, and northeastern Argentina Collaea stenophylla (Hook. & Arn.) Benth. – a subshrub or shrub native to southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina...read more on Wikipedia.