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Chloroleucon
Sign in to saveChloroleucon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to northern Argentina. Some authorities consider it part of the genus Albizia. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρóς (chloros), meaning "green," and λευκός (leukos), meaning "white."
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
General: , Samanea and Chloroleucon, and recognised the monospecific Obolinga
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 161
- With media
- 42
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- NY, IBUNAM, US, UNIVASF, CPATSA, MO
- Recorded in
- Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Brasil, Ecuador, Martinique, Costa Rica
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Chloroleucon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to northern Argentina. Some authorities consider it part of the genus Albizia. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρóς (chloros), meaning "green," and λευκός (leukos), meaning "white."
==Species== 11 species are currently accepted: Chloroleucon acacioides Chloroleucon chacoense (Burkart) Barneby & J.W.Grimes – Palo Barroso (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia) Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis Chloroleucon eurycyclum Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Venezuela) Chloroleucon extortum Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Brazil) Chloroleucon foliolosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis Chloroleucon guantanamense Chloroleucon mangense (Jacq.) Britton & Rose Chloroleucon sempervivum Chloroleucon tenuiflorum (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Chloroleucon tortum (Mart.) Pittier (Brazil)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chloroleucon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.