Biology:Paloue
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Short description: Genus of legumes
| Paloue | |
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| Paloue guianensis Aublet 1775 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
| Tribe: | Amherstieae |
| Genus: | Paloue Aubl. (1775) |
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Paloue is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. The genera was first created with the description of Paloue guianensis by Aublet in 1775.[2]
Description
Paloue are large, woody trees, with simple leaves.[3] The flowers of Paloue species have five petals and nine fertile stamens.[3]
Range and habitat
All species of Paloue are found in northern South America. More specifically, they are endemic to the Guiana Shield.[4]
Species
16 species are accepted:[1]
- Paloue bicolor (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue brasiliensis Ducke
- Paloue coccinea (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden
- Paloue duckei (Huber) Redden
- Paloue durissima (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue emarginata (R.S.Cowan) Redden
- Paloue fanshawei (R.S.Cowan) Redden
- Paloue × grahamiae (R.S.Cowan) Redden
- Paloue guianensis Aublet
- Paloue induta Sandwith
- Paloue leiogyne (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue macrostachya (Benth.) Redden
- Paloue paraensis (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue princeps (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden
- Paloue riparia Pulle
- Paloue sandwithii Redden
- Paloue speciosa (Ducke) Redden
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Paloue Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ Aublet, J. B. C. F. (1775). "Paloue guianensis". Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise 1: 365–367.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Redden, Karen M.; Herendeen, Patrick S. (2006-11-01). "Morphology and Phylogenetic Analysis of Paloue and Related Genera in the Brownea Clade (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae)". International Journal of Plant Sciences 167 (6): 1229–1246. doi:10.1086/508065. ISSN 1058-5893. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/508065.
- ↑ Redden, Karen M. (2008-09-01). "A new species of Paloue (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae) from Guyana, South America" (in en). Brittonia 60 (3): 257–260. doi:10.1007/s12228-008-9037-9. ISSN 1938-436X. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-008-9037-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q432507 entry
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