''Uribea tamarindoides'' is a species 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 ...

in the legume family,

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

. It is a tree native to Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia, where it grows in tropical lowland rain forest.''Uribea'' Dugand & Romero
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''. Retrieved 22 September 2023. It is the only member of genus ''Uribea''. The genus belongs to 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 ...

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Exostyleae Monotypic Fabaceae genera Flora of Colombia Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Panama Plants described in 1962 {{Faboideae-stub