Macrolobium

{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}

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|image_caption = Macrolobium taxifolium flower

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|taxon = Macrolobium

|authority = Schreb.

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|subdivision = About 80, see text

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  • Outea Aubl.
  • Pseudovouapa Britton & Rose
  • Vouapa Aubl.

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Macrolobium is a legume genus in the subfamily Detarioideae. It is a tropical genus with about 80 species. Half occur in Brazil, where they are common in the floodplains of the Amazonian Basin. Members of the genus are used as ornamentals and for their wood.Feitoza, G. V., Santos, J. U. M. D., Gurgel, E. S. C., & Oliveira, D. M. T. (2014). [http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0102-33062014000300016&script=sci_arttext Morphology of fruits, seeds, seedlings and saplings of three species of Macrolobium Schreb.(Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) in the Brazilian Amazon floodplain.] Acta Botanica Brasilica, 28(3), 422-433.

Species

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

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References

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{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331742-2 |title=Macrolobium |date=2021 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=18 February 2021}}

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Category:Detarioideae

Category:Fabaceae genera

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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