''Paloue'' 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 belongs to the subfamily
Detarioideae
The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes). This subfamily includes many tropical trees, some of which are used for timber or have ecological importance. The subfamily consists of 84 genera, mos ...
. The genera was first created with the description of ''Paloue guianensis'' by Aublet in 1775.
Description
''Paloue'' are large, woody trees, with
simple leaves
A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, fl ...
.
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'' (Ducke) Redden
* '' Paloue princeps'' (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden
* '' Paloue riparia'' Pulle
* '' Paloue sandwithii'' Redden
* '' Paloue speciosa'' (Ducke) Redden
]
References
Detarioideae
Fabaceae genera
Flora of Southern America
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