''Aldina'' is a genus of trees in the
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,[International Code of Nomen ...](_blank)
native to the
Guiana Shield
The Guiana Shield (; ; ; ) is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on ...
and northern
Amazonia
The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses , of which are covered by the rainf ...
. It is found in lowland humid forests. It is included in the
''Andira'' clade.
Species
''Aldina'' comprises the following species:
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Aldina amazonica''
M. Yu. Gontsch. & Yakovlev
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Aldina aurea''
Cowan
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Aldina berryi''
Cowan & Steyerm.
*''
Aldina discolor''
Benth.
*''
Aldina elliptica''
Cowan
*''
Aldina heterophylla''
Benth.
*''
Aldina insignis''
(Benth.) Endl.
*''
Aldina kunhardtiana''
Cowan
*''
Aldina latifolia
''Aldina'' is a genus of trees in the Fabaceae native to the Guiana Shield and northern Amazon rainforest, Amazonia. It is found in lowland humid forests. It is included in the Andira clade, ''Andira'' clade.
Species
''Aldina'' comprises the fol ...
''
Benth.
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Aldina macrophylla''
Benth.
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Aldina microphylla''
M. Yu. Gontsch. & Yakovlev
*''
Aldina occidentalis''
Ducke
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Aldina paulberryi''
G.A. Aymard
*''
Aldina petiolulata''
Cowan
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Aldina polyphylla''
Ducke
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Aldina reticulata''
Cowan
*''
Aldina yapacanensis''
Cowan
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
*''Aldina aquae-negrae''
M.Yu.Gontsch. & Yakovlev
*''Aldina barnebyana''
M.Yu.Gontsch. & Yakovlev
*''Aldina diplogyne''
Stergios & Aymard
*''Aldina polycarpa''
Stergios & Aymard
*''Aldina rio-negrae''
M.Yu.Gontsch. & Yakovlev
*''Aldina speciosa''
M.Yu.Gontsch. & Yakovlev
*''Aldina stergiosii''
M.Yu.Gontsch. & Yakovlev
References
Faboideae
Fabaceae genera
Flora of Southern America
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