''Leucochloron'' is a 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 ...
in the family
. It includes four species native to Brazil.
[ It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily ]Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
.Leucochloron foederale
''Leucochloron foederale'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Americ ...
'' – west-central and southeastern Brazil
*''Leucochloron incuriale
''Leucochloron'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It includes four species native to Brazil. It belongs to the Mimosoideae, mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
*''Leucochloron foederale'' – west-central and s ...
'' – southeastern and southern Brazil
*''Leucochloron limae
''Leucochloron'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It includes four species native to Brazil. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.
*''Leucochloron foederale'' – west-central and southeastern ...
'' – northeastern Brazil (Bahia)
*''Leucochloron minarum
''Leucochloron minarum'' is a species of flowering in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...
'' – eastern Brazil
References
Mimosoids
Fabaceae genera
Endemic flora of Brazil
Taxa named by James Walter Grimes
Taxa named by Rupert Charles Barneby
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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