Dimorphandra is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2] It includes 26 species native to northern South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southeastern Brazil.[1]

Dimorphandra
Dimorphandra mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Dimorphandra
Schott (1827)
Type species
Dimorphandra exaltata
Schott
Species[1]

26; see text

Accepted Species

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Dimorphandra comprises the following subgenera and species:[3][4]

Indicates the type species of the subgenus.

References

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  1. 1 2 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. hdl:10568/90658.
  3. Sousa da Silva, Guilherme (2019). Contribuição na Delimitação de Espécies do Gênero Neotropical Dimorphandra Schott (Fabaceae–Caesalpinioideae) [Contributions on the Delimitation of Species of the Neotropical Genus Dimorphandra Schott (Fabaceae–Caesalpinioideae)] (PDF) (MSc). Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA). Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. "The Plant List entry for Dimorphandra". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2023.