Biology:Dicorynia

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Dicorynia
(Dicorynia Paraensis, Benth.)., da Coleção Brasiliana Iconográfica.jpg
Illustration of Dicorynia paraensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Dialioideae
Genus: Dicorynia
Benth.
Species[1]
  • Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff
  • Dicorynia paraensis Benth.
Dicorynia guianensis wood

Dicorynia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae.[2] It includes two species of trees native to northern South America, ranging through Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.[1]

  • Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff – the Guianas
  • Dicorynia paraensis Benth. – Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dicorynia Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3752409 entry