''Recordoxylon'' 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

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,

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. It belongs to 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 ...

. Currently, there is no commercial usage for it, not as decoration nor for its nutritive properties. The genus name of ''Recordoxylon'' is in honour of

Samuel J. Record Samuel James Record (10 March 1881 – 3 February 1945) was an American botanist who played a prominent role in the study of wood. Born at Crawfordsville, Indiana, Crawfordsville, Indiana, Record graduated from Wabash College in 1903 and rece ...

(1881–1945), an American botanist who played a prominent role in the study of trees and

wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin th ...

. It was first described and published in Trop. Woods Vol.39 on page 16 in 1934. Its native range is northern South America and is found in northern Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela.

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Cassieae Plants described in 1934 Flora of Guyana Flora of North Brazil Flora of Colombia Flora of French Guiana Flora of Venezuela Fabaceae genera Taxa named by Adolpho Ducke {{Caesalpinioideae-stub