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Sclerolobium paniculatum

(Velame)

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Velame, Veludo

Description

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Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, rarely apparently simple . Corolla usually showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal innermost in bud. Stamens 10 or fewer, distinct , usually not showy, some commonly reduced to staminodes. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) usually lacking. [Carr]

Physical Description

Habit: TreeClimbing: Not Climbing

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Tree , Lifespan: Perennial

Last scrutiny: 1993

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Sclerolobium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

S. albiflorum (Jawaredan Belero) · S. aureum (Craveiro) · S. aureum var. aureum (Succupira Preta) · S. chrysophyllum (Guamo Colorado) · S. densiflorum (Luga Porco) · S. duckei (Luga Tabacum) · S. dwyeri (Canache) · S. goeldianum (Tachi) · S. guianense (Arapari) · S. guianense var. guianense (Jaweldan Beleroe) · S. melinonii (Alaoelama) · S. micranthum (Copaiba) · S. paniculatum (Velame) · S. setiferum (Moena) · S. tinctorium (Tachy) · S. tinctorium var. tinctorium (Tachy) · S. tinctorium var. uleanum (Uisha-Guiro)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 05, 2007:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 7/19/2012