''Orphanodendron'' is a genus of

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 ...

in the legume family,

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

. It includes two species of trees native to

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

, which grow in tropical lowland forest. The genus is in 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 ...

Species

''Orphanodendron'' comprises the following species: * '' Orphanodendron bernalii'' Barneby & J.W.Grimes – Colombia (Antioquia) * '' Orphanodendron grandiflorum'' C.Cast. & G.P.Lewis – Colombia (Boyacá and Santander)

References

Caesalpinioideae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by James Walter Grimes Taxa named by Rupert Charles Barneby Fabaceae genera Endemic flora of Colombia {{Caesalpinioideae-stub