Paloue is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. The genera was first created with the description of Paloue guianensis by Aublet in 1775.[2]
Description
Paloue are large, woody trees, with simple leaves.[3] The flowers of Paloue species have five petals and nine fertile stamens.[3]
Range and habitat
All species of Paloue are found in northern South America. More specifically, they are endemic to the Guiana Shield.[4]
Species
16 species are accepted:[1]
- Paloue bicolor (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue brasiliensis Ducke
- Paloue coccinea (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden
- Paloue duckei (Huber) Redden
- Paloue durissima (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue emarginata (R.S.Cowan) Redden
- Paloue fanshawei (R.S.Cowan) Redden
- Paloue × grahamiae (R.S.Cowan) Redden
- Paloue guianensis Aublet
- Paloue induta Sandwith
- Paloue leiogyne (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue macrostachya (Benth.) Redden
- Paloue paraensis (Ducke) Redden
- Paloue princeps (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden
- Paloue riparia Pulle
- Paloue sandwithii Redden
- Paloue speciosa (Ducke) Redden
References
- ^ a b Paloue Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Aublet, J. B. C. F. (1775). "Paloue guianensis". Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise. 1: 365–367.
- ^ a b Redden, Karen M.; Herendeen, Patrick S. (2006-11-01). "Morphology and Phylogenetic Analysis of Paloue and Related Genera in the Brownea Clade (Detarieae, Caesalpinioideae)". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 167 (6): 1229–1246. doi:10.1086/508065. ISSN 1058-5893.
- ^ Redden, Karen M. (2008-09-01). "A new species of Paloue (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae) from Guyana, South America". Brittonia. 60 (3): 257–260. Bibcode:2008Britt..60..257R. doi:10.1007/s12228-008-9037-9. ISSN 1938-436X.