''Ecuadendron'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

of flowering plants in the legume family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

, containing the single species ''Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum''.Neill, D. A. (1998)
''Ecuadendron'' (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae): A new arborescent genus from western Ecuador.
''Novon'', 8(1), 45-49. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

, where it is known from three populations on the coast. It is threatened because the wood is valuable and it is vulnerable to logging.

References

Detarioideae Endemic flora of Ecuador Endangered plants Plants described in 1998 Monotypic Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Detarioideae-stub