Dicymbe

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Dicymbe
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Flower of Dicymbe leguminosae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Dicymbe
Spruce ex Benth.
Synonyms
  • DicymbopsisDucke

Dicymbe is a genus of 20 species of canopy trees in the family Fabaceae, within subfamily Detarioideae. [1] It is found throughout the Guyana Shield region and parts of W Amazonia. [2] Certain species within the genus are strongly associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi. [3]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021: [4]

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References

  1. "Tropicos - Name Search". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. "Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f." www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. Smith, Matthew E.; Henkel, Terry W.; Williams, Gwendolyn C.; Aime, M. Catherine; Fremier, Alexander K.; Vilgalys, Rytas (2017-05-11). "Investigating niche partitioning of ectomycorrhizal fungi in specialized rooting zones of the monodominant leguminous tree Dicymbe corymbosa". New Phytologist. 215 (1): 443–453. Bibcode:2017NewPh.215..443S. doi: 10.1111/nph.14570 . ISSN   0028-646X. PMID   28493414.
  4. "Dicymbe". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.