Platymiscium Explained

Platymiscium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Brazil. Platymiscium is the only genus in the family with opposite leaves in all its species. Its wood has various uses, mostly for constructions and furniture. It's wood is also sometimes referred to as Granadillo, Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, or Orange Agate.

Species

Platymiscium comprises the following species:^{[1] [2]}

• Platymiscium albertinae Standl. & L. O. Williams

• Platymiscium calyptratum M. Sousa & Klitg.

• Platymiscium curuense N. Zamora and Klitg.

• Platymiscium darienense Dwyer

• Platymiscium dimorphandrum Donn. Smith ex Donn. Smith

• Platymiscium filipes Benth.
• Platymiscium floribundum Vogel
  • var. floribundum Vogel.
  • var. latifolium (Benth.) Benth.
  • var. nitens (Vogel) Klitgaard
  • var. obtusifolium (Harms) Klitgaard

• Platymiscium gracile Benth.
• Platymiscium hebestachyum Benth.
• Platymiscium jejunum Klitg.
• Platymiscium lasiocarpum Sandwith

• Platymiscium parviflorum Benth.

• Platymiscium pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand
  • subsp. pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand
    • var. diadelphum (S. F. Blake) Klitg.
    • var. pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand
    • var. ulei (Harms ex Harms) Klitgaard
  • subsp. polystachyum (Benth.) Klitg.

• Platymiscium pubescens Micheli
  • subsp. fragrans (Rusby) Klitgaard
  • subsp. pubescens Micheli
  • subsp. zehntneri (Harms) Klitgaard
• Platymiscium speciosum Vogel
• Platymiscium stipulare Benth. ex Benth.

• Platymiscium trifoliolatum Benth. ex Benth.
• Platymiscium trinitatis Benth.
  • var. duckei (Huber) Klitgaard
  • var. nigrum (Ducke) Klitgaard
  • var. trinitatis Benth.

• Platymiscium yucatanum Standl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Platymiscium . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 10 February 2014 .
2. Web site: GRIN species records of Platymiscium . 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/20150924124212/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9521 . 24 September 2015 . dead .