''Barnebydendron riedelii'', also known as monkey-flower tree ( th, ประดู่แดง), is a 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
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
Detarioideae
The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes). This subfamily includes many tropical trees, some of which are used for timber or have ecological importance. The subfamily consists of 84 genera, mos ...
. It is the only member of the genus ''Barnebydendron''. It is a tree reaching 10–12 m in height with scarlet red flowers. Originally it came from
tropical dry forest
The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive ...
s of
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
and tropical
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
but it has been extensively grown in tropical areas worldwide as a garden tree.
References
External links
The Monkey Flower TreesGRIN Species Records of ''Barnebydendron'' (as ''Phyllocarpus'')''Phyllocarpus riedelii'' Tul. - Flora Brasiliensis
Detarioideae
Monotypic Fabaceae genera
Trees of Guatemala
Trees of Thailand
Trees of Pakistan
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