Pentaclethra

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Pentaclethra
Pentaclethra macroloba Costa Rica.jpg
Pentaclethra macroloba tree in Costa Rica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Pentaclethra
Benth.
Species


Pentaclethra macroloba
Pentaclethra macrophylla

Pentaclethra is a small genus of trees from the tropics. They are flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1]

The name Pentaclethra is derived from Ancient Greek, penta meaning 'five', and cleithro meaning 'bolt', which alludes to the five imbricate sepals and five petals joined at their bases; this character defines the genus.[2]

Species[]

Pentaclethra is a small genus with three species.[3] It is considered basal to the mimosoid clade.[2] One species, P. macroloba, occurs in the American tropics. This is the dominant tree in certain seasonal swamp forests in coastal areas of Atlantic Panama.[4] The other two species occur in Africa.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  2. ^ a b de Barros, Thais C.; Pedersoli, Giseli D.; Paulino, Juliana V.; Teixeira, Simone P. (15 February 2017). "In the interface of caesalpinioids and mimosoids: Comparative floral development elucidates shared characters in Dimorphandra mollis and Pentaclethra macroloba (Leguminosae)". American Journal of Botany. 104 (2): 218–232. doi:10.3732/ajb.1600308.
  3. ^ a b "Pentaclethra Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Isthmian–Atlantic moist forests. Encyclopedia of Earth and World Wildlife Fund National Council of Science and the Environment, eds. Mark Mcginley and Cutler Cleveland

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