''Parasenegalia'' is a small 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,
. It belongs to the subfamily
Mimosoideae
The Mimosoideae are a traditional subfamily of trees, herbs, lianas, and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae) that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are typically characterized by having radially symmetric flowers, with petals ...
. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasenegalia'' comprises the following species:
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Parasenegalia amorimii
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(M.J.F.Barros & M.P.Lima) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia grazielae''
(M.J.F.Barros & M.P.Lima) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia incerta
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(Hoehne) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia lundellii''
Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia miersii''
(Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia muricata''
(L.) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia rurrenabaqueana
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(Rusby) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia santosii
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(G.P.Lewis) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia skleroxyla''
(Tussac) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia visco
''Parasenegalia visco'' is a perennial tree found at higher elevations in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It has also been introduced to Africa. Common names for it include arca, visco, viscote, viscote blanco and viscote negro.
It ...
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(Lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia vogeliana
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(Steud.) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
See also
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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 ...
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Acaciella
''Acaciella'' is a Neotropical genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and its subfamily Mimosoideae. Its centre of diversity is along the Mexican Pacific coast. They are unarmed, have no extrafloral nectaries and the polyads o ...
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Mariosousa
''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''.
Restricte ...
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Pseudosenegalia
''Pseudosenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
Species list
The genus ''Pseudosenegalia'' comprises the following species:
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Senegalia
''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.''
The genus was considered polyp ...
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Vachellia
''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...
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References
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Mimosoids
Fabaceae genera