Biology:Heterostemon

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Heterostemon
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Heterostemon
Desf. (1818)

Heterostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species native to northern South America, from Colombia and Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Brazil.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It is usually green and often has white dots along its leaves.

As of August 2023, eight species are accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]

  • Heterostemon amoris Fonseca-Cortés
  • Heterostemon conjugatus Spruce ex Benth.
  • Heterostemon ellipticus Mart. ex Benth.
  • Heterostemon impar Spruce ex Benth.
  • Heterostemon ingifolius Sandwith
  • Heterostemon mazarunensis Sandwith
  • Heterostemon mimosoides Desf.
  • Heterostemon otophorus Sandwith

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5747804 entry