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Diplotropis

Diplotropis is a genus of trees. It includes ten species native to northern South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia and west-central and southeastern Brazil.

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Diplotropis
An unidentified species of Diplotropis.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Leptolobieae
Genus: Diplotropis
Benth.
Type species
Diplotropis martiusii
Species123
  • Diplotropis brasiliensis (Tul.) Benth.
  • Diplotropis ferruginea Benth.
  • Diplotropis incexis Rizzini & A.Mattos
  • Diplotropis martiusii Benth.
  • Diplotropis peruviana J.F.Macbr.
  • Diplotropis purpurea (Rich.) Amshoff
  • Diplotropis rigidocarpa H.C.Lima
  • Diplotropis rodriguesii H.C.Lima
  • Diplotropis strigulosa R.S.Cowan
  • Diplotropis triloba Gleason
Synonyms4

Dibrachion Tul. (1843)

Diplotropis is a genus of trees (family Fabaceae). It includes ten species native to northern South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia and west-central and southeastern Brazil.4

References

References

  1. Cardoso D, de Lima HC, Rodrigues RS, de Queiroz LP, Pennington RT, Lavin M (2012). "The Bowdichia clade of Genistoid legumes: Phylogenetic analysis of combined molecular and morphological data and a recircumscription of Diplotropis". Taxon. 61 (5): 1074–1087. doi:10.1002/tax.615012.
  2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Diplotropis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Diplotropis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. Diplotropis Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links

Data related to Diplotropis at Wikispecies