Grazielodendron | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
Genus: |
Grazielodendron H.C.Lima |
Species: | G. riodocensis
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Binomial name | |
Grazielodendron riodocensis H.C.Lima
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Grazielodendron riodocensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. [1] [2] It is the only member of the genus Grazielodendron. [3] [4] It is only found in eastern Brazil. [5]
The genus name of Grazielodendron is in honour of Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912–2003), a Brazilian botanist, [6] and also "'dendron" (δένδρον) which is the Greek word for "tree". [7] The Latin specific epithet of riodocensis refers Rio Doce or Doce River in Brazil. [8] Grazielodendron riodocensis was first described and published in Bradea Vol.3 on page 401 in 1983. [5]
Grazielodendron | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
Genus: |
Grazielodendron H.C.Lima |
Species: | G. riodocensis
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Binomial name | |
Grazielodendron riodocensis H.C.Lima
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Synonyms | |
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Grazielodendron riodocensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. [1] [2] It is the only member of the genus Grazielodendron. [3] [4] It is only found in eastern Brazil. [5]
The genus name of Grazielodendron is in honour of Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912–2003), a Brazilian botanist, [6] and also "'dendron" (δένδρον) which is the Greek word for "tree". [7] The Latin specific epithet of riodocensis refers Rio Doce or Doce River in Brazil. [8] Grazielodendron riodocensis was first described and published in Bradea Vol.3 on page 401 in 1983. [5]