''Myrocarpus'' 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 family
. It contains the following species:
* ''
Myrocarpus fastigiatus
''Myrocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains the following species:
* '' Myrocarpus fastigiatus'' Allemão
* ''Myrocarpus frondosus'' Allemão
* '' Myrocarpus leprosus'' Pickel
* '' Myrocarpus venezuelensis'' ...
''
Allemão
* ''
Myrocarpus frondosus
''Myrocarpus frondosus'', the ibirá-payé, incienso, cabreúva or qu, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed ...
''
Allemão
* ''
Myrocarpus leprosus
''Myrocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains the following species:
* ''Myrocarpus fastigiatus'' Allemão
* ''Myrocarpus frondosus'' Allemão
* '' Myrocarpus leprosus'' Pickel
* '' Myrocarpus venezuelensis'' ...
''
Pickel
* ''
Myrocarpus venezuelensis''
Rudd
Members of this genus produce hydroxy
pipecolic acid
Pipecolic acid (piperidine-2-carboxylic acid) is an organic compound with the formula HNC5H9CO2H. It is a carboxylic acid derivative of piperidine and, as such, an amino acid, although not one encoded genetically. Like many other α-amino acids, p ...
s in their leaves.
References
Amburaneae
Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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