Dicorynia

Dicorynia
Illustration of Dicorynia paraensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Dialioideae
Genus:
Benth.
Species[1]
  • Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff
  • Dicorynia paraensis Benth.
Dicorynia guianensis wood

Dicorynia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae.[2] It includes two species of trees native to northern South America, ranging through Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.[1]

  • Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff – the Guianas
  • Dicorynia paraensis Benth. – Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil

References

  1. ^ a b Dicorynia Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
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