Biology:Balizia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae

Balizia
Balizia elegans (10150158886).jpg
Balizia elegans
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Balizia
Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Species
  • Balizia elegans (Ducke) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
  • Balizia leucocalyx (Britton & Rose) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
  • Balizia pedicellaris (DC.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Balizia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1]

Etymology

Balizia is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Albizia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, who introduced Albizia julibrissin to Europe in the mid-18th century.[2]

References

  1. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06) (in de). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. p. A13. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4851042 entry