''Parasenegalia'' is a small 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
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 ...
family,
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,[International Code of Nomen ...](_blank)
. It belongs to the subfamily
Mimosoideae
The Mimosoideae are a traditional subfamily of trees, herbs, lianas, and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae) that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are typically characterized by having radially symmetric flowers, with petal ...
. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasenegalia'' comprises the following species:
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Parasenegalia amorimii
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(M.J.F.Barros & M.P.Lima) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia grazielae
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(M.J.F.Barros & M.P.Lima) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia incerta
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(Hoehne) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia lundellii
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia miersii
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger (2018)
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Parasenegalia muricata
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(L.) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia rurrenabaqueana
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(Rusby) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia santosii
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(G.P.Lewis) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia skleroxyla
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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(Tussac) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia visco
''Parasenegalia visco'' is a perennial tree found at higher elevations in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It has also been introduced to Africa. Common names for it include arca, visco, viscote, viscote blanco and viscote negro.
It g ...
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(Lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
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Parasenegalia vogeliana
''Parasenegalia vogeliana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a liana native to Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles (Leeward and Windward islands).
As the heterotropic s ...
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(Steud.) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
See also
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Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Austral ...
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Acaciella
''Acaciella'' is a Neotropical genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and its subfamily Mimosoideae. Its centre of diversity is along the Mexican Pacific coast. They are unarmed, have no extrafloral nectaries and the polyads ...
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Mariosousa
''Mariosousa'' is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus ''Acacia
''Acaci ...
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Pseudosenegalia
''Pseudosenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of trees or shrubs endemic to Bolivia.[Senegalia
''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and '' Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.''
The genus was considered po ...]
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Vachellia
''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus '' Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' ...
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References
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Mimosoids
Fabaceae genera
Flora of Southern America