22; see text Brownea is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), subfamily Detarioideae.

The genus includes about 22 species native to tropical regions of the Americas.

[2][3][4] Species range from Honduras through southern Central America and northern South America to Peru and northern Brazil, and to Trinidad and Tobago and the Windward Islands in the Caribbean.

Species are typically understorey trees or shrubs in lowland tropical rain forest.

[1] 22 species are accepted:[1] This Detarioideae-related article is a stub.