Parapiptadenia Excelsa
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''Parapiptadenia'' 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 Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
. It includes six species of trees and shrubs native to eastern and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. Typical habitats include tropical coastal and dune forest (restinga), woodland, scrub, and secondary growth forest. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily
Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name '' Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae a ...
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Species

Six species are accepted: * '' Parapiptadenia blanchetii'' * '' Parapiptadenia excelsa'' * '' Parapiptadenia ilheusana'' * '' Parapiptadenia pterosperma'' * '' Parapiptadenia rigida'' (Benth.) Brenan * '' Parapiptadenia zehntneri''


References

Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Flora of Southern America {{Mimosoideae-stub