''Macropsychanthus'' 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 ...

s in the

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 ...

family,

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. It belongs to the tribe

Diocleae The tribe Diocleae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. The Diocleae can be distinguished from other members of Fabaceae by combination of features involving the woody vine or shrub habit, stipellate trifoliolate leaves, nod ...

, subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is wide ...

Taxonomy

Many species of '' Dioclea'' were transferred to the genus ''Macropsychanthus'' as a result of a

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study published in 2020.

Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Macropsychanthus apiculatus'' (R.H.Maxwell) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus aureus'' (R.H.Maxwell) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus bicolor'' (Hoffmanns. ex Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus circinatus'' (R.H.Maxwell) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus comosus'' (G.Mey.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus coriaceus'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus dictyoneurus'' (Diels) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus dolichobotrys'' Holthuis *'' Macropsychanthus duckei'' L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus edulis'' (Kuhlm.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus erectus'' (Hoehne) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus ferrugineus'' Merr. *'' Macropsychanthus flexuosus'' (Ducke) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus funalis'' (Poepp.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus glabrus'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *''

Macropsychanthus grandiflorus ''Macropsychanthus grandiflorus'' is a species of legume native to South America (Bolivia and Brazil). The seeds of ''Macropsychanthus grandiflorus'' contain a well-characterized lectin Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are high ...

'' (Mart. ex Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus grandistipulus'' (L.P.Queiroz) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus haughtii'' (R.H.Maxwell) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus hexander'' (Ralph) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus hispidimarginatus'' (R.H.Maxwell) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus huberi'' (Ducke) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus jamesonii'' (R.H.Maxwell) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus javanicus'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus latifolius'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus lauterbachii'' Harms *''

Macropsychanthus macrocarpus ''Macropsychanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the tribe Diocleae, subfamily Faboideae. Taxonomy Many species of '' Dioclea'' were transferred to the genus ''Macropsychanthus'' as a result of a ...

'' (Huber) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus malacocarpus'' (Ducke) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus marginatus'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus megacarpus'' (Rolfe) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus mindanaensis'' Merr. *'' Macropsychanthus mollicomus'' (Ducke) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus pulcher'' (Moldenke) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus purpureus'' (Elmer) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus rigidus'' (R.S.Cowan) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus ruddiae'' (R.H.Maxwell) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus rufescens'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus scaber'' (Rich.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *''

Macropsychanthus schimpffii ''Macropsychanthus schimpffii'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of de ...

'' (Diels) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus schottii'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus sclerocarpus'' (Ducke) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus ucayalinus'' (Harms) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus umbrinus'' (Elmer) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus violaceus'' (Mart. ex Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak *'' Macropsychanthus wilsonii'' (Standl.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak

References

Faboideae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub