''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species 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 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 ...
.
Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus ''
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
''.
Restricted in range to Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, members of the genus are trees or shrubs bearing alternate, bipinnately compound leaves—each with a swelling at the base of the petiole—and white- to cream- or yellow-colored flowers. The flowers are typically borne in elongated, bottle brush–like spikes. The fruits that later replace these flowers are markedly flattened pods.
Species
The genus ''Mariosousa'' comprises the following species:
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Mariosousa acatlensis
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
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(Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Acatlan acacia
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Mariosousa centralis
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
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(Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—Central American acacia
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Mariosousa compacta
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
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(Rose) Seigler & Ebinger
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Mariosousa coulteri
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species 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 ('co ...
''
(Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Coulter acacia
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Mariosousa dolichostachya''
(S.F. Blake) Seigler & Ebinger—longspike acacia
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Mariosousa durangensis
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
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(Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—Durango acacia
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Mariosousa heterophylla
''Mariosousa heterophylla'', also called the palo blanco tree (which is also applied to '' Ipomoea arborescens''), palo liso, guinola, and Willard acacia, is a normally evergreen mimosoid plant in the genus ''Mariosousa'' native to Mexico. The Sp ...
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(Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—palo blanco, Willard acacia
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Mariosousa mammifera
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
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(Schltdl.) Seigler & Ebinger
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Mariosousa millefolia
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
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(S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger—Milfoil wattle, Santa Rita acacia
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Mariosousa russelliana
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
Restri ...
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(Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger
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Mariosousa salazarii
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
Restri ...
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(Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger
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Mariosousa sericea
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus '' Acacia''.
Restri ...
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(Martens & Galeotii) Seigler & Ebinger
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Mariosousa usumacintensis''
(Lundell) Seigler & Ebinger
''Mariosousa willardiana'' is considered a synonym of ''Mariosousa heterophylla.''
References
Fabaceae genera
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