Biology:Lennea viridiflora
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Short description: Species of legume
Lennea viridiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lennea |
Species: | L. viridiflora
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Binomial name | |
Lennea viridiflora Seem.
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Lennea viridiflora is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. Its distribution extends the length of Central America, from the border with Colombia to Mexico. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama in lowland rainforest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Endangerment
The species has become endangered due to logging and encroaching agriculture and settlements, which have reduced the size of the species' habitat; it is scarcely found outside protected areas.[1]
Resources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zamora, N.A. (2021). "Lennea viridiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T32660A162593354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T32660A162593354.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32660/162593354. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q5457693 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennea viridiflora.
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