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Paloue
Paloue guianensis Aublet 1775
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Paloue
Aubl. (1775)
Synonyms
  • Elizabetha R.H.Schomb. ex Benth. (1840)
  • Ginannia Scop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 300 (1777)
  • Palovea Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 365 (1775), orth. var.
  • Paloveopsis R.S.Cowan in Brittonia 8: 251 (1957)

Paloue is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. The genera was first created with the description of Paloue guianensis by Aublet in 1775.

Description

Paloue are large, woody trees, with simple leaves. The flowers of Paloue species have five petals and nine fertile stamens.

Range and habitat

All species of Paloue are found in northern South America. More specifically, they are endemic to the Guiana Shield.

Species

16 species are accepted:

References

  1. ^ Paloue Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. Aublet, J. B. C. F. (1775). "Paloue guianensis". Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise. 1: 365–367.
  3. ^ Redden, Karen M.; Herendeen, Patrick S. (2006-11-01). "Morphology and Phylogenetic Analysis of Paloue and Related Genera in the Brownea Clade (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae)". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 167 (6): 1229–1246. doi:10.1086/508065. ISSN 1058-5893.
  4. Redden, Karen M. (2008-09-01). "A new species of Paloue (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae) from Guyana, South America". Brittonia. 60 (3): 257–260. Bibcode:2008Britt..60..257R. doi:10.1007/s12228-008-9037-9. ISSN 1938-436X.
Taxon identifiers
Paloue


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