''Platymiscium'' is a genus of

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s in the family

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, and was recently assigned to the informal

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''Pterocarpus'' clade within the

Dalbergieae The tribe Dalbergieae is an early-branching clade within the flowering plant subfamily Faboideae (or Papilionaceae). Within that subfamily, it belongs to an unranked clade called the dalbergioids. It was recently revised to include many genera ...

. It has a

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distribution, from northern

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to southern

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. ''Platymiscium'' is the only genus in the family with

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in all its species. Its wood has various uses, mostly for constructions and furniture.

Species

''Platymiscium'' comprises the following species: * '' Platymiscium albertinae'' Standl. & L. O. Williams * '' Platymiscium calyptratum'' M. Sousa & Klitg. * '' Platymiscium curuense'' N. Zamora and Klitg. * ''

Platymiscium darienense ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Dwyer * '' Platymiscium dimorphandrum'' Donn. Smith ex Donn. Smith * ''

Platymiscium filipes ''Platymiscium filipes'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Fabaceae. Its native range is French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas d ...

'' Benth. * '' Platymiscium floribundum'' Vogel ** var. ''floribundum'' Vogel. ** var. ''latifolium'' (Benth.) Benth. ** var. ''nitens'' (Vogel) Klitgaard ** var. ''obtusifolium'' (Harms) Klitgaard * ''

Platymiscium gracile ''Platymiscium gracile'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of ...

'' Benth. * ''

Platymiscium hebestachyum ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Benth. * ''

Platymiscium jejunum ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Klitg. * ''

Platymiscium lasiocarpum ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Sandwith * ''

Platymiscium parviflorum ''Platymiscium parviflorum'', synonym ''Platymiscium pleiostachyum'', is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. It is threatened by habitat loss ...

'' Benth. * ''

Platymiscium pinnatum ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to s ...

'' (Jacq.) Dugand ** subsp. ''pinnatum'' (Jacq.) Dugand *** var. ''diadelphum'' (S. F. Blake) Klitg. *** var. ''pinnatum'' (Jacq.) Dugand *** var. ''ulei'' (Harms ex Harms) Klitgaard ** subsp. ''polystachyum'' (Benth.) Klitg. * ''

Platymiscium pubescens ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Micheli ** subsp. ''fragrans'' (Rusby) Klitgaard ** subsp. ''pubescens'' Micheli ** subsp. ''zehntneri'' (Harms) Klitgaard * ''

Platymiscium speciosum ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Vogel * ''

Platymiscium stipulare ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to s ...

'' Benth. ex Benth. * ''

Platymiscium trifoliolatum ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Benth. ex Benth. * ''

Platymiscium trinitatis ''Platymiscium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Br ...

'' Benth. ** var. ''duckei'' (Huber) Klitgaard ** var. ''nigrum'' (Ducke) Klitgaard ** var. ''trinitatis'' Benth. * '' Platymiscium yucatanum'' Standl.

References

External links

* * Dalbergieae Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Dalbergieae-stub