Paloue

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Paloue
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Paloue guianensis Aublet 1775
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Paloue
Aubl. (1775)
Synonyms [1]
  • ElizabethaR.H.Schomb. ex Benth. (1840)
  • GinanniaScop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 300 (1777)
  • PaloveaAubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 365 (1775), orth. var.
  • PaloveopsisR.S.Cowan in Brittonia 8: 251 (1957)

Paloue is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. The genera was first created with the description of Paloue guianensis by Aublet in 1775. [2]

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Description

Paloue are large, woody trees, with simple leaves. [3] The flowers of Paloue species have five petals and nine fertile stamens. [3]

Range and habitat

All species of Paloue are found in northern South America. More specifically, they are endemic to the Guiana Shield. [4]

Species

16 species are accepted: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Paloue Aubl. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Aublet, J. B. C. F. (1775). "Paloue guianensis". Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise. 1: 365–367.
  3. 1 2 Redden, Karen M.; Herendeen, Patrick S. (2006-11-01). "Morphology and Phylogenetic Analysis of Paloue and Related Genera in the Brownea Clade (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae)" . International Journal of Plant Sciences. 167 (6): 1229–1246. doi:10.1086/508065. ISSN   1058-5893.
  4. ↑ Redden, Karen M. (2008-09-01). "A new species of Paloue (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae) from Guyana, South America" . Brittonia. 60 (3): 257–260. Bibcode:2008Britt..60..257R. doi:10.1007/s12228-008-9037-9. ISSN   1938-436X.


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