Brya

Brya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs or small spreading trees native to Cuba and Hispaniola in the Caribbean.^[3] It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae.^[4][5] Species include Brya ebenus, a valuable timber tree.

Brya
Brya ebenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Dalbergieae
Genus:	Brya P.Browne (1756)
Species[1][2][3]
Brya buxifolia (Murray) Urb. Brya chrysogonii León & Alain Brya depressa Borhidi & A.Barreto Brya ebenus (L.) DC. Brya hirsuta Borhidi Brya microphylla Bisse Brya subinermis León & Alain
Synonyms[3]
Nefrakis Raf. (1838)

Typical habitats include seasonally dry tropical forest and shrubland.^[3]

Species

Seven species are accepted:^[3]

• Brya buxifolia (Murray) Urb. – eastern Cuba and Hispaniola
• Brya chrysogonii León & Alain – southeastern Cuba
• Brya depressa Borhidi & A.Barreto – Cuba
• Brya ebenus (L.) DC. – Cuba
• Brya hirsuta Borhidi – Cuba
• Brya microphylla Bisse – Cuba
• Brya subinermis León & Alain – Cuba (Sierra de Moa)