''Dimorphandra'' is a genus of

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in the family

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, subfamily

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. It includes 26 species native to northern South America, ranging from

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and

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, and

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Accepted Species

''Dimorphandra'' comprises the following subgenera and species: * Subgenus ''Dimorphandra'' Tul. 1844 ** '' Dimorphandra caudata'' Ducke 1925 ** '' Dimorphandra exaltata''^† Schott 1827 ** '' Dimorphandra gardneriana'' Tulasne 1844 ** '' Dimorphandra jorgei'' M. Freitas da Silva 1981 ** '' Dimorphandra loretensis'' M. Freitas da Silva 1981 ** '' Dimorphandra mediocris'' Ducke 1938 ** '' Dimorphandra mollis'' Benth. 1840 ** '' Dimorphandra multiflora'' Ducke 1922 ** '' Dimorphandra parviflora'' Spruce ex Benth 1870 ** '' Dimorphandra pullei'' Amshoff 1939 ** '' Dimorphandra wilsonii'' Rizzini 1969 * Subgenus ''Phaneropsia'' Arch. 1844 ** '' Dimorphandra conjugata''^† (Splitg.) Sandwith 1932 ** '' Dimorphandra davisii'' Sprague & Sandwith 1932 ** '' Dimorphandra disimillis'' Cowan 1961 ** '' Dimorphandra unijuga'' Tulasne 1844 ** '' Dimorphandra williamii'' M. F. da Silva, 1981 * Subgenus ''Pocillum'' Tul. 1844 ** '' Dimorphandra campinarum'' Ducke 1925 ** '' Dimorphandra coccinea'' Ducke 1953 ** '' Dimorphandra cuprea'' Sprague & Sandwith 1932 *** subsp. ''cuprea'' Sprague & Sandwith 1932 *** subsp. ''ferruginea'' (Ducke) M. F. da Silva 1986 *** subsp. ''velutina'' (Ducke) M.F. da Silva 1986 ** '' Dimorphandra gigantea'' Ducke 1935 ** '' Dimorphandra ignea'' Ducke 1935 ** '' Dimorphandra macrostachya'' Benth. 1840 *** subsp. ''congestiflora'' (Ducke) M. F. Silva 1986 *** subsp. ''glabrifolia'' (Ducke) M. F. Silva 1986 *** subsp. ''macrostachya'' Benth. 1840 ** '' Dimorphandra pennigera'' Tulasne 1844 ** '' Dimorphandra polyandra'' R. Benois 1917 ** '' Dimorphandra urubuensis'' Ducke 1944 ** '' Dimorphandra vernicosa''^† Spruce ex Benth. 1867 ^†Indicates the type species of the subgenus.

References

Fabaceae genera Caesalpinioideae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Flora of Southern America {{Caesalpinioideae-stub