Platymiscium
| Platymiscium | |
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| Platymiscium stipulare | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
| Genus: | Platymiscium Vogel |
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| Range of the genus Platymiscium.[1] | |
Platymiscium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae.[2][3] It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Brazil. Platymiscium is the only genus in the family with opposite leaves in all its species. Its wood has various uses, mostly for constructions and furniture. It's wood is also sometimes referred to as Granadillo, Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, or Orange Agate.[citation needed]
Species[edit]
Platymiscium comprises the following species:[1][4][5]
- Platymiscium albertinae Standl. & L. O. Williams
- Platymiscium calyptratum M. Sousa & Klitg.
- Platymiscium curuense N. Zamora and Klitg.
- Platymiscium darienense Dwyer
- Platymiscium dimorphandrum Donn. Smith ex Donn. Smith
- Platymiscium filipes Benth.
- Platymiscium floribundum Vogel
- var. floribundum Vogel.
- var. latifolium (Benth.) Benth.
- var. nitens (Vogel) Klitgaard
- var. obtusifolium (Harms) Klitgaard
- Platymiscium gracile Benth.
- Platymiscium hebestachyum Benth.
- Platymiscium jejunum Klitg.
- Platymiscium lasiocarpum Sandwith
- Platymiscium parviflorum Benth.
- Platymiscium pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand
- subsp. pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand
- var. diadelphum (S. F. Blake) Klitg.
- var. pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand
- var. ulei (Harms ex Harms) Klitgaard
- subsp. polystachyum (Benth.) Klitg.
- subsp. pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand
- Platymiscium pubescens Micheli
- subsp. fragrans (Rusby) Klitgaard
- subsp. pubescens Micheli
- subsp. zehntneri (Harms) Klitgaard
- Platymiscium speciosum Vogel
- Platymiscium stipulare Benth. ex Benth.
- Platymiscium trifoliolatum Benth. ex Benth.
- Platymiscium trinitatis Benth.
- var. duckei (Huber) Klitgaard
- var. nigrum (Ducke) Klitgaard
- var. trinitatis Benth.
- Platymiscium yucatanum Standl.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sousa-Sánchez M, Klitgaard BB (2005). "Platymiscium (Leguminosae: Dalbergieae): biogeography, systematics, morphology, taxonomy and uses". Kew Bull. 60 (3): 321–400. JSTOR 4111062.
- ^ Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
- ^ Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Platymiscium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Platymiscium". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to Platymiscium at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Platymiscium at Wikispecies
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