''Chloroleucon chacoense'', the palo barroso or palo overo, 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 ...

in the family Fabaceae. It is found in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

, Bolivia, and

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

. It is threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20110608081912/http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/taxa/9328.shtml chacoense Flora of Argentina Flora of Bolivia Flora of Paraguay Trees of Argentina Trees of Bolivia Trees of Paraguay Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{mimosoideae-stub