Fabaceae
Wattapama
Poitea florida
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Poitea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wattapama
Synonyms
- Robinia florida Vahl
- Sabinea florida (Vahl) DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos

Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.