Discolobium

Discolobium
Discolobium pulchellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Dalbergieae
Genus:	Discolobium Benth. (1837)
Species [1] [2]
Discolobium hirtum Benth. Discolobium junceum M.Micheli Discolobium leptophyllum Benth. Discolobium paucijugum Harms ex Kuntze Discolobium psoraleifolium Benth. Discolobium pulchellum Benth. Discolobium tocantinum Ducke

Discolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae. ^{[3] [4]} It includes seven species native to South America, ranging from northern Brazil to Bolivia and northern Argentina. ^[2]

References

1. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Discolobium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
2. Discolobium Benth. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 18 August 2023.
3. Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot . 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR   2657116. PMID   11250829.
4. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot . 89: 58–75. doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001 . hdl: 10566/3193 .