''Macrolobium'' is a
legume
Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
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 ...
. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in
Brazil
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, where they are common in the floodplains of the
Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as
ornamentals
Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...
and for their wood.
[Feitoza, G. V., Santos, J. U. M. D., Gurgel, E. S. C., & Oliveira, D. M. T. (2014)]
Morphology of fruits, seeds, seedlings and saplings of three species of ''Macrolobium'' Schreb.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) in the Brazilian Amazon floodplain.
''Acta Botanica Brasilica'', 28(3), 422-433.
Species
Species accepted by the
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Macrolobium acaciifolium''
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Macrolobium acrothamnos''
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Macrolobium amplexans''
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Macrolobium angustifolium
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium anomalum''
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Macrolobium aracaense''
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Macrolobium archeri''
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Macrolobium arenarium''
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Macrolobium bifolium
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium brevense''
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Macrolobium campestre''
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Macrolobium canaliculatum''
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Macrolobium cataractarum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium cidii
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium colombianum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium conjunctum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium costaricense
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium cowanii
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium defloccatum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium discolor
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium dressleri
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium duckeanum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium evenulosum''
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Macrolobium exfoliatum''
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Macrolobium extensum''
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Macrolobium flexuosum''
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Macrolobium floridum''
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Macrolobium froesii''
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Macrolobium furcatum''
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Macrolobium gracile''
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Macrolobium grallator''
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Macrolobium guianense''
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Macrolobium hartshornii''
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Macrolobium herrerae''
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Macrolobium huberianum''
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Macrolobium inaequale''
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Macrolobium ischnocalyx''
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Macrolobium jenmanii''
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Macrolobium klugii''
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Macrolobium latifolium''
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Macrolobium limbatum''
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Macrolobium longeracemosum''
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Macrolobium longipedicellatum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium longipes''
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Macrolobium machaerioides''
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Macrolobium microcalyx
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium modicopetalum''
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Macrolobium molle''
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Macrolobium montanum''
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Macrolobium multijugum''
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Macrolobium obtusum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium palustre''
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Macrolobium parvifolium''
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Macrolobium pendulum''
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Macrolobium pittieri''
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Macrolobium prancei''
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Macrolobium punctatum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals an ...
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Macrolobium retusum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals a ...
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Macrolobium rigidum''
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Macrolobium rubrum''
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Macrolobium savannarum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazon rainforest, Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used ...
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Macrolobium schinifolium''
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Macrolobium simira''
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Macrolobium spectabile''
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Macrolobium stenocladum
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals an ...
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Macrolobium stenopetalum
''Macrolobium stenopetalum'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West ...
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Macrolobium stenosiphon''
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Macrolobium steyermarkii''
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Macrolobium suaveolens''
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Macrolobium taxifolium
''Macrolobium'' is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazon rainforest, Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used ...
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Macrolobium taylorii''
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Macrolobium trinitense''
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Macrolobium unifoliolatum''
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Macrolobium urupaense''
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Macrolobium venulosum''
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Macrolobium wurdackii''
References
Detarioideae
Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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