Macrolobium

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Macrolobium
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flower
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Macrolobium
Schreb.
Species

About 80, see text

Synonyms
  • Outea Aubl.
  • Pseudovouapa Britton & Rose
  • Vouapa Aubl.

Macrolobium is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals and for their wood.[1]

Species[]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:[2]

  • (Benth.) Benth.
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Macrolobium amplexans (Amshoff) R.S.Cowan
  • (Benth.) R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Farroñay
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Ducke
  • (Aubl.) Pers.
  • Ducke
  • Huber
  • Spruce ex Benth.
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Barneby
  • (Britton & Killip) Killip
  • R.S.Cowan
  • W.C.Burger
  • Barneby
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Benth.
  • R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Spruce ex Benth.
  • H.Karst.
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Ducke
  • Spruce ex Benth.
  • Barneby
  • (Aubl.) Pulle
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Zarucchi
  • Ducke
  • Little
  • Harms
  • (Gleason) Sandwith
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Vogel
  • Spruce ex Benth.
  • Amshoff
  • Ducke
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Killip & J.F.Macbr.
  • Ducke
  • Schery
  • (Benth.) R.S.Cowan
  • Ducke
  • (DC.) Benth.
  • Pittier
  • Ducke
  • (Huber) R.S.Cowan
  • Willd. ex Vogel
  • Macrolobium pittieri (Rose) Schery
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Spruce ex Benth.
  • Huber
  • R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • R.S.Cowan
  • (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel.
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Harms
  • Macrolobium stenopetalum Amshoff
  • Harms
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Spruce ex Benth.
  • Spruce ex Benth.
  • Macrolobium taylorii D.R.Simpson
  • Urb.
  • R.S.Cowan
  • Hoehne
  • Benth.
  • R.S.Cowan

References[]

  1. ^ Feitoza, G. V., Santos, J. U. M. D., Gurgel, E. S. C., & Oliveira, D. M. T. (2014). Morphology of fruits, seeds, seedlings and saplings of three species of Macrolobium Schreb.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) in the Brazilian Amazon floodplain. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 28(3), 422-433.
  2. ^ "Macrolobium". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kews. 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.


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