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235.0000 Family Fabaceae Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 22: ad t. 1845 (1836), nom. cons., nom. alt.
728 genera, ca. 22.300 spp. Phylogeny and new subfamily system: Azani et al. (LPWG) (2017)
Species listed in database: 22426; hybrids: 149
= Acaciaceae E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 1: 164 (1836)
= Aspalathaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 51 (1820)
= Astragalaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Bauhiniaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 67 (1820)
= Caesalpiniaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Cassiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Ciceraceae Steele; Handb. Field Bot. [Steele] xx, 63 (1847)
= Coronillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 162 (1820)
= Cytisaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Dalbergiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Daleaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Detariaceae (DC.) J.Hess; Uebers. Phan. Nat. Pfl.-Fam. 46 (1832)
= Galedupaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 277 (1820)
= Geoffroeaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Hedysaraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Inocarpaceae Zoll.; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. [Zollinger] 2: 117 (1854-1855)
= Lathyraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 660, 1092, 1138 (1835)
= Leguminosae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 345 (1789), nom. cons.
= Lotaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. Pflanzenr. 2(2.2): xv, 727 (1826)
= Mimosaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Papilionaceae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 415 (1792), nom. cons., nom. alt.
= Phaseolaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Robiniaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Sophoraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Swartziaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 231, 413 (1830)
= Tamarindaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 622 (1820)
= Trifoliaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Viciaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. Pflanzenr. 2(2.2): xv (1826)
235.2061 Genus Peltogyne Vogel; Linnaea 11: 410 (1837)
Distribution: Amazonas Basin, relatively few in SE-Brazil (Atlantic forests), Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico. Revision: Kochanovski et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 25
species :
Peltogyne altissima Ducke; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 4: 726 (1932)
Distribution: Peru (Amazonas); Brazil (Amazonas, Tocantins)
83 PER 84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne angustiflora Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 49 (1925)
Distribution: Brazil (S-Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne barbata Kochan. & Mansano; Kew Bull. 75(1)-6: 1 (2020)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne campestris Huber ex Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 1(1): 24 (1915)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltogyne campestris var. rigida (Ducke) M.F.Silva; Acta Amazonica 6(Suppl.): 21 (1976)
= Peltogyne rigida Ducke; Trop. Woods, No. 31: 13 (1932)
species :
Peltogyne catingae Ducke; Trop. Woods, No. 31: 13 (1932); et in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 6: 20 (1933)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas, Pará)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltogyne catingae var. glabra W.A.Rodrigues; Bol. Mus. Paraense Emilio Goeldi, n. s., Bot. 16: 4 (1962)
species :
Peltogyne chrysopis Barneby; Brittonia 46(4): 270 (1994)
Distribution: NE-Brazil (Bahia)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne confertiflora (Hayne) Benth.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 15(2): 232 (1870)
Distribution: Brazil (Piauí, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hymenaea confertifolia Mart. ex Hayne; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 11: t. 8 (1856)
species :
Peltogyne densiflora Spruce ex Benth.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 15(2): 232 (1870)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Brazil (Rondonia, Mato Grosso, Para, Roraima, Amazonas, Amapá)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltogyne paraensis Huber; Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 6: 82 (1910)
= Peltogyne venosa subsp. densiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) M.F.Silva; Acta Amazonica 6(1, supl.): 50 (1976)
= Peltogyne venosa var. densiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Amshoff; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 52: 15 (1939)
species :
Peltogyne discolor Vogel; Linnaea 11: 410 (1837)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltogyne riedeliana (Harms) Dwyer; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 342 (1959)
= Cynometra riedeliana Harms; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 209 (1928)
species :
Peltogyne excelsa Ducke; Trop. Woods, No. 12 (1932); et in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 6: 18 (1933)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne floribunda (Kunth) Benth.; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 97 (1922)
Name: Purple Heart, Sapatel, Sapatero, Sapaterre (Trinidad & Tobago)
Distribution: Trinidad; Venezuela (Anzoategui, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Monagas, Sucre); Guyana; N-Brazil (Roraima)
81 TRT 82 GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hymenaea floribunda Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 323, t. 567 (1824)
= Hymenaea latifolia Hayne; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 11: t. 7 (1830)
= Hymenaea obtusifolia Willd. ex Hayne; Getreue Darstell. Gew. 11: sub t. 7 (1830)
= Peltogyne floribunda (Kunth) Pittier; Bol. Ci. Técn. Mus. Comercial Venezuela 1(1): 18 (1926), isonym
= Peltogyne latifolia Benth.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 15(2): 232 (1870)
= Peltogyne porphyrocardia Griseb. ex Benth.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 15(2): 234 (1870), nomen
= Trachylobium floribundum (Kunth) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 459 (1832)
species :
Peltogyne gracilipes Ducke; Trop. Woods, No. 54: 6 (1938)
Distribution: Brazil (Roraima)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne heterophylla M.F.Silva; Acta Amazonica 6(1, Suppl.): 30, 32-33, f. 5, 7 (1976)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltogyne prancei M.F.Silva; Acta Amazonica 6(Suppl.): 44 (1976)
species :
Peltogyne lecointei Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 96 (1922)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará, Rondonia, Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne maranhensis Huber ex Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 1: 25, in adnot. (1914)
Distribution: Brazil (Piauí, Maranhao)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne mattosiana Rizzini; Revista Brasil. Biol. 31(2): 195 (1971)
Distribution: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne mexicana Martínez; Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 31: 125 (1961)
Distribution: Mexico (Guerrero); Panama; Colombia (Bolívar)
79 MEX 80 PAN 82 CLM
species :
Peltogyne paniculata Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 96 (1840)
Distribution: Colombia (Antioquia, Santander); Venezuela (Amazonas, Barinas, Bolívar, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Zulia); Guyana (Mazaruni River); Surinam; French Guiana (Cayenne); Brazil (Acre, Pará, Amazonas, Rondonia, Mato Grosso, Amapá)
82 CLM FRG GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltogyne amplissima Pittier ex R.Knuth; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 43: 370 (1927), nomen
= Peltogyne paniculata subsp. pubescens (Benth.) Marquete; Acta Amazonica 6(1, Suppl.): 38 (1976)
= Peltogyne pubescens Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 96 (1840)
species :
Peltogyne paradoxa Ducke; Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 95 (1922)
Distribution: Brazil (Pará, Amapá)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne parvifolia Spruce ex Benth.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 15(2): 233 (1870)
Distribution: Colombia (Vichada); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Peltogyne micrantha Ducke; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 39 (1935)
= Peltogyne parvifolia subsp. glabra (M.F.Silva) Stergios et al.; Nuevo Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venezuela 301 (2008)
= Peltogyne parvifolia var. glabra M.F.Silva; Acta Amazonica 6(Suppl.): 43 (1976)
species :
Peltogyne pauciflora Benth.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 15(2): 234 (1870)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais, Bahia, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Paraiba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceara)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cynometra glaziovii Taub.; Flora 75: 76 (1892)
= Peltogyne crenulata Afr.Fern.; Bradea 6(33): 280 (1994)
= Peltogyne glaziovii (Taub.) Dwyer; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 342 (1959) (glazovii)
species :
Peltogyne purpurea Pittier; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 471 (1915)
Name: Amaranth, Purpleheart
Distribution: Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Bolívar, Cesar, Magdalena, Sucre, Tolima)
80 COS PAN 82 CLM VEN
species :
Peltogyne recifensis Ducke; Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 51: 458 (1953)
Distribution: Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne subsessilis W.A.Rodrigues; Acta Amazonica 4(2): 7 (1974)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia)
84 BRA
species :
Peltogyne venosa (Vahl) Benth.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 15(2): 232 (1870)
Distribution: French Guiana; N-Brazil (Pará, Amapa)
82 FRG 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Hymenaea venosa Vahl; Eclog. Amer. 2: 31 (1798)
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