Fissicalyx

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Fissicalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Fissicalyx
Benth. (1860)
Species:
F. fendleri
Binomial name
Fissicalyx fendleri
Benth. (1860)
Synonyms[1]

Monopteryx jahnii Pittier (1915)

Fissicalyx fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana to northern Brazil. It grows in humid lowland forest.[1]

It belongs to subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae.[2][3] It is the only member of the genus Fissicalyx.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Fissicalyx fendleri Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. PMID 11250829
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  3. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001
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  4. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Fissicalyx". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Fissicalyx". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory
    , Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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