''Centrolobium'' is a Neotropical genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Fabaceae, assigned to the informal
monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade of the
Dalbergieae
The tribe Dalbergieae is an early-branching clade within the flowering plant subfamily Faboideae (or Papilionaceae). Within that subfamily, it belongs to an unranked clade called the dalbergioids. It was recently revised to include many genera ...
.
The genus comprises mostly large trees to 30 m tall, characterised by an abundance of orange peltate glands that cover most parts of the plant, and fruits that are large winged samaras to 30 cm long with a spiny basal seed chamber.
Species
''Centrolobium'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Centrolobium microchaete''
(Mart. ex Benth.) H.C. Lima—canarywood, tarara amarilla
* ''
Centrolobium ochroxylum''
Rudd
* ''
Centrolobium paraense''
Tul.
* ''
Centrolobium robustum''
(Vell.) Mart. ex Benth.
* ''
Centrolobium sclerophyllum''
H.C. Lima
* ''
Centrolobium tomentosum''
Guill. ex Benth.
* ''
Centrolobium yavizanum''
Pittier—amarillo de Guayaquil
References
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Dalbergieae
Fabaceae genera
Decorative fruits and seeds
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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