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Cyclolobium

Cyclolobium brasiliense is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay and is the only member of the genus Cyclolobium.

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Cyclolobium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Brongniartieae
Genus: Cyclolobium
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Species:
C. brasiliense
Binomial name
Cyclolobium brasiliense
Benth.
The range of Cyclolobium brasiliense
Synonyms1
  • Cyclolobium blanchetianum Tul.
  • Cyclolobium claussenii Benth.
  • Cyclolobium louveira Chanc.
  • Cyclolobium nutans Rizzini & Heringer
  • Cyclolobium vecchii A. Samp.
  • Cyclolobium vecchii Hoehne

Cyclolobium brasiliense (Brazil: louveira, cabruitinga, mucitaíba; Paraguay: ysypó copi) is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay and is the only member of the genus Cyclolobium.123

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References

  1. Warwick MC, Pennington RT (2002). "Revision of Cyclolobium (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae)". Edinburgh J Bot. 59 (2): 247–257. doi:10.1017/S0960428602000069.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cyclolobium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Cyclolobium". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2014.

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