Schizolobium
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Schizolobium is a genus of flowering plant
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name Caesalpinia....
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Species
- Schizolobium amazonicum
- Schizolobium parahybaSchizolobium parahybaSchizolobium parahyba is a tree species from tropical America in the family Fabaceae. S. parahyba is a deciduous plant that can grow as fast as 3 meters per year, to reach up to 30 meters in height. It is typical of secondary rainforests. It is an indigenous plant of the Atlantic forest of Brazil....
(Vell.) S.F. Blake, 1919