Centrolobium Explained

Centrolobium is a Neotropical genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae. The genus comprises mostly large trees to 30 m tall, characterised by an abundance of orange peltate glands that cover most parts of the plant, and fruits that are large winged samaras to 30 cm long with a spiny basal seed chamber.^[1]

Species

Centrolobium comprises the following species:^{[2] [3]}

• Centrolobium microchaete (Mart. ex Benth.) H.C. Lima—canarywood, tarara amarilla

• Centrolobium ochroxylum Rudd

• Centrolobium paraense Tul.

• Centrolobium robustum (Vell.) Mart. ex Benth.
• Centrolobium sclerophyllum H.C. Lima
• Centrolobium tomentosum Guill. ex Benth.
• Centrolobium yavizanum Pittier—amarillo de Guayaquil

Notes and References

1. Pirie. Michael D.. Klitgaard. Bente B.. Pennington. R. Toby. Revision and Biogeography of Centrolobium (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Systematic Botany. 34. 2. 2009. 345–359. 0363-6445. 10.1600/036364409788606262.
2. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Centrolobium . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 10 February 2014 .
3. Web site: GRIN species records of Centrolobium . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 10 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114905/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2251 . 24 September 2015 . dead .