Dicymbe Explained

Dicymbe is a genus of 20 species of canopy trees in the family Fabaceae, within subfamily Detarioideae.^[1] It is found throughout the Guyana Shield region and parts of W Amazonia.^[2] Certain species within the genus are strongly associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi.^[3]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:

• Dicymbe altsonii
• Dicymbe amazonica
• Dicymbe arenicola
• Dicymbe bernardii
• Dicymbe corymbosa
• Dicymbe duidae
• Dicymbe fraterna
• Dicymbe froesii
• Dicymbe heteroxylon
• Dicymbe hymenaea
• Dicymbe jenmanii
• Dicymbe mollis
• Dicymbe neblinensis
• Dicymbe paruensis
• Dicymbe pharangophila
• Dicymbe praeruptorum
• Dicymbe puncticulosa
• Dicymbe stipitata
• Dicymbe uaiparuensis
• Dicymbe yutajensis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tropicos - Name Search. www.tropicos.org. 2018-08-02.
2. Web site: Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f.. www.gbif.org. en. 2018-08-02.
3. Smith. Matthew E.. Henkel. Terry W.. Williams. Gwendolyn C.. Aime. M. Catherine. Fremier. Alexander K.. Vilgalys. Rytas. 2017-05-11. Investigating niche partitioning of ectomycorrhizal fungi in specialized rooting zones of the monodominant leguminous tree Dicymbe corymbosa. New Phytologist. 215. 1. 443–453. 10.1111/nph.14570. 28493414. 0028-646X. free.