Ecuadendron

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Ecuadendron
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Ecuadendron
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Species:
E. acosta-solisianum
Binomial name
Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum
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Ecuadendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, containing the single species Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum. [2] It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three populations on the coast. [1] It is threatened because the wood is valuable and it is vulnerable to logging. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Neill, D.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T45210A10985684. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45210A10985684.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Neill, D. A. (1998). Ecuadendron (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae): A new arborescent genus from western Ecuador. Novon, 8(1), 45-49.