''Guianodendron praeclarum'' is a South American legume endemic to the

Guiana Shield The Guiana Shield (french: Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; nl, Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; pt, Planalto das Guianas, Escudo das Guianas; es, Escudo guayanés) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a ...

. It is the only member of the genus ''Guianodendron''. It has been segregated from ''

Acosmium ''Acosmium'' is a South America genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Three species are currently recognized. Most ''Acosmium'' species have been recently transferred to ''Leptolobium'' and one species to the South American ''Guianode ...

'' based on its unique combination of vegetative and floral traits, and it is related to ''

Diplotropis ''Diplotropis'' is a genus of trees (family Fabaceae) found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over ...

''. It is the only member of the genus ''Guianodendron''.

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Grupo de Pesquisas Sistemática e Morfologia de Angiospermas de Roraima
�� Universidade Federal de Roraima,

Boa Vista, Roraima Boa Vista (, literally ''Good View''; figuratively "Fairview") is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the Branco River, the city lies from Brazil's border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian stat ...

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. Leptolobieae Monotypic Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub