Balsamocarpon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Genus: | Balsamocarpon Clos |
Species | |
Balsamocarpon brevifolium |
Balsamocarpon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae.
The species Balsamocarpon brevifolium Clos, the algarrobilla (syn. Caesalpinia brevifolia), is found in Chile (Atacama, Coquimbo)[1]