''Candolleodendron brachystachyum'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the legume family,

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. It belongs to the subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

. It is the only member of the genus ''Candolleodendron''. It is a tree native to the Amazon rain forest of northern Brazil (Pará), Suriname, and French Guiana.''Candolleodendron'' R.S.Cowan
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References

* * Swartzieae Monotypic Fabaceae genera Flora of North Brazil Flora of French Guiana Flora of Suriname Plants described in 1826 {{Faboideae-stub