Macrolobium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Amherstieae
Genus: Macrolobium
Species: M. acaciifolium – M. acrothamnos – M. amplexans – M. angustifolium – M. anomalum – M. aracaense – M. archeri – M. arenarium – M. bifolium – M. brevense – M. campestre – M. canaliculatum – M. cataractarum – M. cidii – M. colombianum – M. conjunctum – M. costaricense – M. cowanii – M. defloccatum – M. discolor – M. dressleri – M. duckeanum – M. evenulosum – M. exfoliatum – M. extensum – M. flexuosum – M. floridum – M. froesii – M. furcatum – M. gracile – M. grallator – M. guianense – M. hartshornii – M. herrerae – M. huberianuminaequale – M. ischnocalyx – M. jenmanii – M. klugii – M. latifolium – M. limbatum – M. longeracemosum – M. longipedicellatum – M. longipes – M. machaerioides – M. microcalyx – M. modicopetalum – M. molle – M. montanum – M. multijugum – M. obtusum – M. palustre – M. parvifolium – M. pendulum – M. pittieri – M. prancei – M. punctatum – M. retusum – M. rigidum – M. rubrum – M. savannarum – M. schinifolium – M. simira – M. spectabile – M. stenocladum – M. stenopetalum – M. stenosiphon – M. steyermarkii – M. suaveolens – M. taxifolium – M. taylorii – M. trinitense – M. unifoliolatum – M. urupaense – M. venulosum – M. wurdackii –
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Macrolobium Schreb., 1789

Type species: Macrolobium vuapa J.F. Gmel.

Synonyms

Kruegeria Scop.
Outea Aubl.
Pseudovouapa Britton & Killip
Utea J.St.-Hil.
Vouapa Aubl.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Schreber, J.C.D.v., 1789. Genera Plantarum Eorumque Characteres Naturales Secundum Numerum, Figuram, Situm, & Proportionem Omnium Fructificationis Partium. (Ed. 8(a). 30 (1789), nom. cons.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Macrolobium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Macrolobium. Published online. Accessed: Sep 11 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Macrolobium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 11.
Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist

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.[1]
Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:[2]

Macrolobium acaciifolium (Benth.) Benth.
Macrolobium acrothamnos R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium amplexans (Amshoff) R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium angustifolium (Benth.) R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium anomalum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium aracaense Farroñay
Macrolobium archeri R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium arenarium Ducke
Macrolobium bifolium (Aubl.) Pers.
Macrolobium brevense Ducke
Macrolobium campestre Huber
Macrolobium canaliculatum Spruce ex Benth.
Macrolobium cataractarum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium cidii Barneby
Macrolobium colombianum (Britton & Killip) Killip
Macrolobium conjunctum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium costaricense W.C.Burger
Macrolobium cowanii Barneby
Macrolobium defloccatum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium discolor Benth.
Macrolobium dressleri R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium duckeanum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium evenulosum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium exfoliatum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium extensum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium flexuosum Spruce ex Benth.
Macrolobium floridum H.Karst.
Macrolobium froesii R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium furcatum Ducke
Macrolobium gracile Spruce ex Benth.
Macrolobium grallator Barneby
Macrolobium guianense (Aubl.) Pulle
Macrolobium hartshornii R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium herrerae Zarucchi
Macrolobium huberianum Ducke
Macrolobium inaequale Little
Macrolobium ischnocalyx Harms
Macrolobium jenmanii (Gleason) Sandwith
Macrolobium klugii R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium latifolium Vogel
Macrolobium limbatum Spruce ex Benth.
Macrolobium longeracemosum Amshoff
Macrolobium longipedicellatum Ducke
Macrolobium longipes R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium machaerioides Killip & J.F.Macbr.
Macrolobium microcalyx Ducke
Macrolobium modicopetalum Schery
Macrolobium molle (Benth.) R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium montanum Ducke
Macrolobium multijugum (DC.) Benth.
Macrolobium obtusum Pittier
Macrolobium palustre Ducke
Macrolobium parvifolium (Huber) R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium pendulum Willd. ex Vogel
Macrolobium pittieri (Rose) Schery
Macrolobium prancei R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium punctatum Spruce ex Benth.
Macrolobium retusum Huber
Macrolobium rigidum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium rubrum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium savannarum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium schinifolium R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium simira (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel.
Macrolobium spectabile R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium stenocladum Harms
Macrolobium stenopetalum Amshoff
Macrolobium stenosiphon Harms
Macrolobium steyermarkii R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium suaveolens Spruce ex Benth.
Macrolobium taxifolium Spruce ex Benth.
Macrolobium taylorii D.R.Simpson
Macrolobium trinitense Urb.
Macrolobium unifoliolatum R.S.Cowan
Macrolobium urupaense Hoehne
Macrolobium venulosum Benth.
Macrolobium wurdackii R.S.Cowan

References

Feitoza, G. V., Santos, J. U. M. D., Gurgel, E. S. C., & Oliveira, D. M. T. (2014). 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.
"Macrolobium". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kews. 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.