Guianodendron

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Guianodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Leptolobieae
Genus: Guianodendron
Sch. Rodr. & A.M.G. Azevedo
Species: G. praclarum
Binomial name
Guianodendron praeclarum
(Sandwith) Sch. Rodr. & A.M.G. Azevedo
Synonyms
  • Acosmium sect. Praeclara Yakovlev
  • Acosmium praeclarum (Sandwith) Yakovlev

Guianodendron praeclarum is a South American legume endemic to the Guiana Shield. It is the only member of the genus Guianodendron. It has been segregated from Acosmium based on its unique combination of vegetative and floral traits,[1][2][3] and it is related to Diplotropis.[4]

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