Stahlia
Encyclopedia
Stahlia is a monotypic
genus of legume in the Fabaceae
family, containing the single species Stahlia monosperma (Cóbana Negra or Cóbana Polisandro).
It is found in the Dominican Republic
, Puerto Rico
, and Virgin Islands, U.S..
It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus of legume in the Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
family, containing the single species Stahlia monosperma (Cóbana Negra or Cóbana Polisandro).
It is found in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, and Virgin Islands, U.S..
It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.