Chloroleucon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to northern Argentina.[2] Some authorities consider it part of the genus Albizia.[1] Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρóς (chloros), meaning "green," and λευκός (leukos), meaning "white."[3]
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| Chloroleucon tortum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Chloroleucon (Benth.) Record (1927)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chloroleucon vincentis | |
| Species[2] | |
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11; see text | |
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Species edit
11 species are currently accepted:[2]
- Chloroleucon acacioides (Ducke) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Chloroleucon chacoense (Burkart) Barneby & J.W.Grimes – Palo Barroso (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia)
- Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
- Chloroleucon eurycyclum Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Venezuela)
- Chloroleucon extortum Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Brazil)
- Chloroleucon foliolosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
- Chloroleucon guantanamense (Britton) Britton & Rose
- Chloroleucon mangense (Jacq.) Britton & Rose
- Chloroleucon sempervivum Silverst.
- Chloroleucon tenuiflorum (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Chloroleucon tortum (Mart.) Pittier (Brazil)
Formerly placed here edit
- Ebenopsis ebano (Berland.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (as C. ebano (Berland.) L.Rico)[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Genus: Chloroleucon (Benth.) Britton & Rose". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-12-14. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ a b c Chloroleucon (Benth.) Record. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C. CRC Press. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Chloroleucon". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
External links edit
Media related to Chloroleucon at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chloroleucon at Wikispecies
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