''Macrolobium'' is a
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Detarioideae
The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes). This subfamily includes many tropical trees, some of which are used for timber or have ecological importance. The subfamily consists of 84 genera, mos ...
. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur 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 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, where they are common in the floodplains of the
Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as
ornamentals
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...
and for their wood.
[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.
Species
Species accepted by the
Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
as of February 2021:
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Macrolobium acaciifolium''
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Macrolobium acrothamnos''
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Macrolobium amplexans''
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Macrolobium angustifolium''
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Macrolobium anomalum''
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Macrolobium aracaense''
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Macrolobium archeri''
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Macrolobium arenarium''
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Macrolobium bifolium
''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 an ...
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Macrolobium brevense''
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Macrolobium campestre''
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Macrolobium canaliculatum''
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Macrolobium cataractarum''
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Macrolobium cidii''
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Macrolobium colombianum''
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Macrolobium conjunctum''
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Macrolobium costaricense''
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Macrolobium cowanii''
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Macrolobium defloccatum''
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Macrolobium discolor''
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Macrolobium dressleri''
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Macrolobium duckeanum''
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Macrolobium evenulosum''
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Macrolobium exfoliatum''
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Macrolobium extensum''
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Macrolobium flexuosum''
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Macrolobium floridum''
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Macrolobium froesii''
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Macrolobium furcatum''
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Macrolobium gracile''
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Macrolobium grallator''
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Macrolobium guianense''
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Macrolobium hartshornii''
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Macrolobium herrerae''
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Macrolobium huberianum''
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Macrolobium inaequale''
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Macrolobium ischnocalyx''
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Macrolobium jenmanii''
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Macrolobium klugii''
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Macrolobium latifolium''
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Macrolobium limbatum''
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Macrolobium longeracemosum''
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Macrolobium longipedicellatum''
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Macrolobium longipes''
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Macrolobium machaerioides''
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Macrolobium microcalyx''
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Macrolobium modicopetalum''
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Macrolobium molle''
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Macrolobium montanum''
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Macrolobium multijugum''
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Macrolobium obtusum''
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Macrolobium palustre''
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Macrolobium parvifolium''
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Macrolobium pendulum''
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Macrolobium pittieri''
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Macrolobium prancei''
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Macrolobium punctatum
''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 Amazon rainforest, Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used ...
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Macrolobium retusum''
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Macrolobium rigidum''
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Macrolobium rubrum''
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Macrolobium savannarum''
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Macrolobium schinifolium''
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Macrolobium simira''
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Macrolobium spectabile''
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Macrolobium stenocladum''
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Macrolobium stenopetalum''
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Macrolobium stenosiphon''
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Macrolobium steyermarkii''
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Macrolobium suaveolens''
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Macrolobium taxifolium
''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 Amazon rainforest, Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used ...
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Macrolobium taylorii''
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Macrolobium trinitense''
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Macrolobium unifoliolatum''
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Macrolobium urupaense''
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Macrolobium venulosum''
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Macrolobium wurdackii''
References
Detarioideae
Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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