2.3. 1. Barnebya W. R. Anderson & B. Gates, Brittonia 33 (3): 275. 1981.

Type species.

Barnebya dispar (Griseb.) W. R. Anderson & B. Gates.

Notes.

Barnebya comprises two currently accepted species (one threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of large trees endemic to non-flooded forests of the Atlantic rainforest and Caatinga biomes in Brazil, South America (Almeida et al. 2020; POWO 2024). For an identification key for Barnebya, see Almeida et al. (2020).