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Paloue Macrostachya
''Paloue'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. The genera was first created with the description of ''Paloue guianensis'' by Aublet in 1775. Description ''Paloue'' are large, woody trees, with simple leaves. The flowers of ''Paloue'' species have five petals and nine fertile stamens. Range and habitat All species of ''Paloue'' are found in northern South America. More specifically, they are endemic to the Guiana Shield. Species 16 species are accepted: * ''Paloue bicolor'' (Ducke) Redden * ''Paloue brasiliensis'' Ducke * ''Paloue coccinea'' (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden * ''Paloue duckei'' (Huber) Redden * ''Paloue durissima'' (Ducke) Redden * ''Paloue emarginata'' (R.S.Cowan) Redden * ''Paloue fanshawei'' (R.S.Cowan) Redden * ''Paloue × grahamiae'' * ''Paloue guianensis'' Aublet * ''Paloue induta'' Sandwith * ''Paloue leiogyne'' (Ducke) Redden * ''Paloue macrostachya'' (Benth.) Redden * ''Paloue paraensis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plants Of The World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online in March 2017 with the goal of creating an exhaustive online database of all seed-bearing plants worldwide. (Govaerts wrongly speaks of "Convention for Botanical Diversity (CBD)). The initial focus was on tropical African flora, particularly flora ''Zambesiaca'', flora of West and East Tropical Africa. Since March 2024, the website has displayed AI-generated predictions of the extinction risk for each plant. Description The database uses the same taxonomical source as the International Plant Names Index, which is the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). The database contains information on the world's flora gathered from 250 years of botanical research. It aims to make available data from projects that no longer have an online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |