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Dicymbe

Dicymbe is a genus of 20 species of canopy trees in the family Fabaceae, within subfamily Detarioideae. It is found throughout the Guyana Shield region and parts of western Amazonia. Certain species within the genus are strongly associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi.

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Dicymbe
Flower of Dicymbe leguminosae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Dicymbe
Spruce ex Benth.
Synonyms
  • Dicymbopsis Ducke

Dicymbe is a genus of 20 species of canopy trees in the family Fabaceae, within subfamily Detarioideae.1 It is found throughout the Guyana Shield region and parts of western Amazonia.2 Certain species within the genus are strongly associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi.3

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:4

  • Dicymbe altsonii Sandwith
  • Dicymbe amazonica Ducke
  • Dicymbe arenicola W.A.Rodrigues
  • Dicymbe bernardii R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe corymbosa Spruce ex Benth.
  • Dicymbe duidae R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe fraterna R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe froesii Ducke
  • Dicymbe heteroxylon Ducke
  • Dicymbe hymenaea Barneby
  • Dicymbe jenmanii Sandwith
  • Dicymbe mollis Barneby
  • Dicymbe neblinensis R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe paruensis R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe pharangophila R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe praeruptorum Barneby
  • Dicymbe puncticulosa R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe stipitata R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe uaiparuensis R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe yutajensis R.S.Cowan
References

References

  1. "Tropicos - Name Search". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. "Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f." www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. Smith, Matthew E.; Henkel, Terry W.; Williams, Gwendolyn C.; Aime, M. Catherine; Fremier, Alexander K.; Vilgalys, Rytas (2017-05-11). "Investigating niche partitioning of ectomycorrhizal fungi in specialized rooting zones of the monodominant leguminous tree Dicymbe corymbosa". New Phytologist. 215 (1): 443–453. Bibcode:2017NewPh.215..443S. doi:10.1111/nph.14570. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 28493414.
  4. "Dicymbe". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links
  • Media related to Dicymbe at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Dicymbe at Wikispecies