''Chloroleucon'' is a genus 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 ...
s in the family
Fabaceae
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. It contains 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to northern Argentina.
[ Some authorities consider it part of the genus '']Albizia
''Albizia'' is a genus of more than 160 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, America and A ...
''.Greek
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words χλωρóς (''chloros''), meaning "green," and λευκός (''leukos''), meaning "white."
Species
11 species are currently accepted:[
* '' Chloroleucon acacioides''
* '' Chloroleucon chacoense'' (Burkart) ]Barneby
Rupert Charles Barneby (6 October 1911 – 5 December 2000) was a British-born self-taught botanist whose primary specialty was the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), the pea family, but he also worked on Menispermaceae and numerous other groups. He was emp ...
& J.W.Grimes – Palo Barroso (Argentina
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, Paraguay
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, Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
)
* '' Chloroleucon dumosum'' (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
* '' Chloroleucon eurycyclum'' Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Venezuela
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)
* '' Chloroleucon extortum'' Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Brazil
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)
* '' Chloroleucon foliolosum'' (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
* '' Chloroleucon guantanamense''
* '' Chloroleucon mangense'' (Jacq.) Britton & Rose
* '' Chloroleucon sempervivum''
* '' Chloroleucon tenuiflorum'' (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
* '' Chloroleucon tortum'' (Mart.
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botany, botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His m ...
) Pittier (Brazil)
Formerly placed here
*''Ebenopsis ebano
''Ebenopsis ebano'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, that is native to the coastal plain of southern Texas in the United States and eastern Mexico. It is commonly known as Texas ebony or ''ebano'' (in Spanish language, Span ...
'' (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (as ''C. ebano'' (Berland.) L.Rico)
References
External links
Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Flora of the Neotropical realm
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