''Balizia elegans'' 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 ...

s in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree in the emergent layer of the

tropical rainforest Tropical rainforests are rainforests that occur in areas of tropical rainforest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm – and may also be referred to as ''lowland equa ...

of South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica and Honduras).

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''Balizia elegans''
at The Plant List Mimosoids Plants described in 1996 Flora of Bolivia Flora of Brazil Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Honduras Taxa named by Adolpho Ducke {{Mimosoideae-stub