Biology:Barnebydendron

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Barnebydendron
Phyllocarpus septentrionalis16.JPG
Barnebydendron septentrionalis in bloom
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Barnebydendreae
Genus: Barnebydendron
J.H.Kirkbr. 1999
Species:
B. riedelii
Binomial name
Barnebydendron riedelii
(Tul.) J.H.Kirkbr. 1999
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Phyllocarpus Riedel ex Tul. 1843
  • Phyllocarpus riedelii Tul. 1843
  • Phyllocarpus septentrionalis Donn. Sm. 1913

Barnebydendron riedelii, also known as monkey-flower tree (Thai: ประดู่แดง), is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It is the only member of the genus Barnebydendron. It is a tree reaching 10–12 m in height with scarlet red flowers. Originally it came from tropical dry forests of Central America and tropical South America but it has been extensively grown in tropical areas worldwide as a garden tree.

References

  1. Kirkbride JH (1999). "Barnebydendron, a new generic name (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae, Detarieae, Brownea Group)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany 18 (3): 815–818. 
  2. "A reappraisal of Barnebydendron (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae)". Kew Bulletin 63 (1): 143–149. 2008. doi:10.1007/s12225-007-9001-y. 

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