Dicorynia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae.[2] It includes two species of trees native to northern South America, ranging through Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.[1]
- Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff – the Guianas
- Dicorynia paraensis Benth. – Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil
Dicorynia | |
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Illustration of Dicorynia paraensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Dialioideae |
Genus: | Dicorynia Benth. |
Species[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Dicorynia Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.