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Taxonomy

Physical Description

Family Caesalpiniaceae:

The Caesalpiniaceae are mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs comprising about 150 genera and 2,200 species. The leaves are stipulate, alternate, and mostly pinnately compound but may be bipinnate or simple. Like the other legume families the petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus. The flowers are in racemes, spikes or cymes, are zygomorphic, and are mostly weakly to strongly perigynous. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each; the petals are distinct, overlapping (i.e., imbricate) in bud, with the posterior one (flag or banner) innermost in position. The androecium usually consists of 1-10 distinct or variously united stamens, some of which are commonly reduced to nonfunctional staminodes. The pistil is simple, consisting of one style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume. -- Gerald Carr

Similar Species

Members of the genus Labichea:

There are approximately 34 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: L. bipunctata · L. brassii · L. buettneriana · L. cassioides · L. deserticola · L. digitata · L. diversifolia · L. diversifolia var. brevifolia · L. diversifolia var. diversifolia · L. diversifolia var. lanceolata · L. diversifolia var. longifolia · L. eremaea · L. lanceolata · L. lanceolata brevifolia · L. lanceolata lanceolata · L. lanceolata var. brevifolia · L. lanceolata var. lanceolata · L. nitida · L. nitida var. nitida · L. nitida var. pinnata · L. obtrullata · L. punctata · L. punctata var. lanceolata · L. punctata var. punctata · L. rupestris · L. saxicola · L. stellata · L. tephrosiaefolia · L. tephrosiifolia · L. teretifolia · L. teretifolia grandistipulata · L. teretifolia subsp. grandistipulata · L. teretifolia subsp. teretifolia · L. teretifolia teretifolia

Members of the genus Eperua:

There are approximately 31 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: E. bijuga (Fava Do Matto) · E. bijuga f. typica · E. duckeana · E. falcata (Apa) · E. glabra · E. glabriflora (Muirapiranga) · E. grandiflora (Ituri Wallaba) · E. grandiflora grandiflora · E. grandiflora guayanensis · E. grandiflora guyanensis · E. grandiflora subsp. guyanensis · E. hohenkerkii · E. janmanii · E. jenmani · E. jenmanii (Concha De Suela) · E. jenmanii jenmanii (Concha De Suela) · E. jenmanii sandwithii (Concha De Suela) · E. jenmanii subsp. sandwithii · E. leucantha (Acana) · E. obtusata · E. oleifera · E. oleifera var. campestris · E. oleifera var. oleifera · E. praesagata · E. purpurea (Iebaru) · E. rubiginosa (Apa) · E. rubiginosa var. grandiflora · E. rubiginosa var. rubiginosa · E. schomburgkiana (Ituri Wallaba) · E. sp. · E. venosa

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Notes

Contributors:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 07, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 07, 2007:

• Avian Knowledge Network, Hawk Migration Association of North America - HawkCount
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Division of Amphibians and Reptiles database

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 0
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90219-3
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2627281