''Macrolobium'' is a

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. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in

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, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as

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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.

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Macrolobium acaciifolium ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium acrothamnos'' *''

Macrolobium amplexans ''Macrolobium amplexans'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on t ...

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Macrolobium angustifolium ''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 anomalum ''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 aracaense ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium archeri'' *'' Macrolobium arenarium'' *''

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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium brevense'' *'' Macrolobium campestre'' *''

Macrolobium canaliculatum ''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 cataractarum ''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 cidii ''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 colombianum ''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 conjunctum ''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 costaricense ''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 cowanii ''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 defloccatum ''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 discolor ''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 dressleri ''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 duckeanum ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium evenulosum'' *''

Macrolobium exfoliatum ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium extensum'' *'' Macrolobium flexuosum'' *'' Macrolobium floridum'' *'' Macrolobium froesii'' *'' Macrolobium furcatum'' *'' Macrolobium gracile'' *''

Macrolobium grallator ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium guianense'' *''

Macrolobium hartshornii ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium herrerae'' *'' Macrolobium huberianum'' *''

Macrolobium inaequale ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium ischnocalyx'' *''

Macrolobium jenmanii ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium klugii'' *''

Macrolobium latifolium ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium limbatum'' *'' Macrolobium longeracemosum'' *''

Macrolobium longipedicellatum ''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 longipes ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium machaerioides'' *'' Macrolobium microcalyx'' *''

Macrolobium modicopetalum ''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 molle ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium montanum'' *'' Macrolobium multijugum'' *'' Macrolobium obtusum'' *'' Macrolobium palustre'' *'' Macrolobium parvifolium'' *'' Macrolobium pendulum'' *'' Macrolobium pittieri'' *'' Macrolobium prancei'' *''

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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium retusum'' *'' Macrolobium rigidum'' *''

Macrolobium rubrum ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium savannarum'' *''

Macrolobium schinifolium ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium simira'' *''

Macrolobium spectabile ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium stenocladum'' *'' Macrolobium stenopetalum'' *'' Macrolobium stenosiphon'' *'' Macrolobium steyermarkii'' *''

Macrolobium suaveolens ''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 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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium taylorii'' *''

Macrolobium trinitense ''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 unifoliolatum ''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 ...

'' *'' Macrolobium urupaense'' *'' Macrolobium venulosum'' *'' Macrolobium wurdackii''

References

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