''Macrosamanea'' 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 legume family,
. It includes 11 species of trees and shrubs native to northern South America. The genus is most diverse and numerous in the
Amazon Basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
, extending into the
Orinoco
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...
basin and the Guianas. Typical habitat is tropical rain forest, mostly riparian and seasonally-flooded. Two species are native to seasonally-inundated wooded grassland (savanna) on sandy soils.
[ The genus 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 ...
.
Species
''Macrosamanea'' includes the following species:[
* '']Macrosamanea amplissima
''Macrosamanea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees and shrubs native to northern South America. The genus is most diverse and numerous in the Amazon Basin, extending into the Orinoco bas ...
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* '' Macrosamanea consanguinea''
* ''Macrosamanea discolor
''Macrosamanea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees and shrubs native to northern South America. The genus is most diverse and numerous in the Amazon Basin, extending into the Orinoco bas ...
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* ''Macrosamanea duckei
''Macrosamanea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees and shrubs native to northern South America. The genus is most diverse and numerous in the Amazon Basin, extending into the Orinoco bas ...
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* '' Macrosamanea froesii''
* '' Macrosamanea kegelii''
* '' Macrosamanea macrocalyx''
* '' Macrosamanea prancei''
* ''Macrosamanea pubiramea
''Macrosamanea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees and shrubs native to northern South America. The genus is most diverse and numerous in the Amazon Basin, extending into the Orinoco bas ...
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* ''Macrosamanea simabifolia
''Macrosamanea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees and shrubs native to northern South America. The genus is most diverse and numerous in the Amazon Basin, extending into the Orinoco bas ...
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* ''Macrosamanea spruceana
''Macrosamanea'' is a genus of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of trees and shrubs native to northern South America. The genus is most diverse and numerous in the Amazon Basin, extending into the Orinoco bas ...
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References
Mimosoids
Fabaceae genera
Flora of Southern America
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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