''Aldina'' is a genus of trees in the

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

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: *'' Aldina amazonica'' M. Yu. Gontsch. & Yakovlev *'' Aldina aurea'' Cowan *'' Aldina berryi'' Cowan & Steyerm. *'' Aldina discolor'' Benth. *'' Aldina elliptica'' Cowan *'' Aldina heterophylla'' Benth. *'' Aldina insignis'' (Benth.) Endl. *'' Aldina kunhardtiana'' Cowan *'' Aldina latifolia'' Benth. *'' Aldina macrophylla'' Benth. *'' Aldina microphylla'' M. Yu. Gontsch. & Yakovlev *'' Aldina occidentalis'' Ducke *'' Aldina paulberryi'' G.A. Aymard *'' Aldina petiolulata'' Cowan *'' Aldina polyphylla'' Ducke *'' 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 {{Faboideae-stub