''Tachigali'' is a

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(

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

). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from

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, and southern

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. Typical habitats include tropical rain forest, lower montane forest, seasonally-flooded and non-flooded evergreen lowland forest and woodland, gallery and riparian forest, sometimes on white sands,

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and other dry woodland, and rocky grassland.

Species

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accepted the following species: *''

Tachigali acrensis ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali alba ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Ducke *''

Tachigali albiflora ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Benoist) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali amarumayu ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' Huamantupa, H.C.Lima & D.B.O.S.Cardoso *''

Tachigali amplifolia ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Ducke) Barneby *''

Tachigali argyrophylla ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Ducke *''

Tachigali aurea ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Tul. *''

Tachigali barnebyi ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali beaurepairei ''Tachigali beaurepairei'', synonym ''Sclerolobium beaurepairei'', is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is ...

'' (Harms) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *''

Tachigali bicornuta ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali bracteosa ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' (Harms) Zarucchi & Pipoly *''

Tachigali candelabrum ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali catingae ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' Ducke *''

Tachigali cavipes ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' (Spruce ex Benth.) J.F.Macbr. *''

Tachigali cenepensis ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali chrysaloides ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali chrysophylla ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain f ...

'' (Poepp.) Zarucchi & Herend. *'' Tachigali colombiana'' Dwyer *''

Tachigali costaricensis ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (N.Zamora & Pùveda) N.Zamora & van der Werff *''

Tachigali davidsei ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali densiflora ''Tachigali densiflora'', synonym ''Sclerolobium densiflorum'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the Alagoas, Bahia, and Pernambuco states of Brazil. ''T. densiflora'' has recently suffered from sev ...

'' (Benth.) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *''

Tachigali denudata ''Tachigali denudata'', synonym ''Sclerolobium denudatum'', is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the w ...

'' (Vogel) Oliveira-Filho *''

Tachigali duckei ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Dwyer) Oliveira-Filho *''

Tachigali dwyeri ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (R.S.Cowan) Zarucchi & Herend. *'' Tachigali eriopetala'' (Ducke) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *'' Tachigali ferruginea'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali formicarum ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Harms, syn. '' Tachigali tessmannii'' *'' Tachigali friburgensis'' (Harms) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *'' Tachigali fusca'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali glauca ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Tul. *'' Tachigali goeldiana'' (Huber) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *''

Tachigali grandistipulata ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Harms *''

Tachigali guianensis ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Benth.) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali hypoleuca ''Tachigali hypoleuca'', synonym ''Sclerolobium hypoleucum'', is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Bolivia and north Brazil. As with other members of the genus '' Tachigali'', this species is vulnerable due to indiscrimina ...

'' (Benth.) Zarucchi & Herend. *'' Tachigali inca'' Huamantupa, H.C.Lima & D.B.O.S.Cardoso *''

Tachigali inconspicua ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali leiocalyx ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Ducke) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *''

Tachigali longiflora ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Ducke *''

Tachigali loretensis ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali macbridei ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (biology), family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats includ ...

'' Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali macropetala ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Ducke) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *''

Tachigali macrostachya ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Huber *'' Tachigali melanocarpa'' (Ducke) van der Werff *''

Tachigali melinonii ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Harms) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali micrantha ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (L.O.Williams) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali micropetala ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Ducke) Zarucchi & Pipoly *''

Tachigali odoratissima ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali panamensis ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' van der Werff & N.Zamora *''

Tachigali paniculata ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (biology), family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats includ ...

'' Aubl. *'' Tachigali paraensis'' (Huber) Barneby *'' Tachigali paratyensis'' (Vell.) H.C.Lima *'' Tachigali peruviana'' (Dwyer) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali physophora ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Huber) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali pilgeriana ''Tachigali pilgeriana'', synonym ''Sclerolobium pilgerianum'', is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. Conservation ''Tachigali pilgeriana'' was assessed as "endangered" in 1998 for the IUCN Red List The In ...

'' (Harms) Oliveira-Filho *''

Tachigali pilosa ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali pimichinensis ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (R.S.Cowan) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali plumbea ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Ducke *'' Tachigali poeppigiana'' Tul. *''

Tachigali prancei ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (H.S.Irwin & Arroyo) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *''

Tachigali ptychophysca ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Spruce ex Benth. *''

Tachigali pubiflora ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (biology), family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats includ ...

'' Benth. *''

Tachigali richardiana ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Tul. *''

Tachigali rigida ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Ducke *'' Tachigali rubiginosa'' (Mart. ex Tul.) Oliveira-Filho *''

Tachigali rugosa ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Mart. ex Benth.) Zarucchi & Pipoly *'' Tachigali schultesiana'' Dwyer *''

Tachigali setifera ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Ducke) Zarucchi & Herend. *''

Tachigali spathulipetala ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' L.F.Gomes da Silva, L.J.T.Cardoso, D.B.O.S.Cardoso & H.C.Lim *'' Tachigali subvelutina'' (Benth.) Oliveira-Filho *''

Tachigali tinctoria ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' (Benth.) Zarucchi & Herend. *'' Tachigali urbaniana'' (Harms) L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima *'' Tachigali vaupesiana'' van der Werff *''

Tachigali venusta ''Tachigali'' is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 74 species of trees native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Typical habitats include tropical rain fo ...

'' Dwyer *'' Tachigali versicolor'' Standl. & L.O.Williams *''

Tachigali vulgaris ''Tachigali vulgaris'' is a tree species native to South America, predominantly found in the Amazon region and Brazilian Cerrado. It belongs to the Fabaceae family and exhibits nitrogen fixation through bacteria of the ''Rhizobium ''Rhizobium ...

'' L.F.Gomes da Silva & H.C.Lima

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