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Description
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Subfamily Mimosoideae
Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly bipinnate. Corolla usually not showy, actinomorphic , sympetalous , the lobes valvate . Stamens 10-numerous, often monadelphous , showy. Pollen released in monads , tetrads , or polyads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) present. [Carr]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rosanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Leguminosae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
()
- Tribe:
Mimoseae
()
- Genus:
Anadenanthera
()
- Spegazzini, 1923
- Specific epithet:
colubrina
- (Vell.)Brenan
- Nakedwood
- Botanical name: - Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.)Brenan
- Specific epithet:
colubrina
- (Vell.)Brenan
- Nakedwood
- Genus:
Anadenanthera
(
- Tribe:
Mimoseae
(
- Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
(
- Family:
Leguminosae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Rosanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Acacia colubrina Mart. • Mimosa colubrina Vell.
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Lewis G.P., 1994-1995
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Anadenanthera
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
A. colubrina (Branco) · A. colubrina var. cebil (Curupay) · A. peregrina (Bois Galle)
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Further Reading
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- Flora of Peru / by J. Francis Macbride. 13 1943 Chicago, [Ill.]: Field Museum of Natural History, [1943] url p. 100, p. 103.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2854269
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1938089
