Fissicalyx

Fissicalyx fendleri is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana to northern Brazil. It grows in humid lowland forest.[1]

Fissicalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Fissicalyx
Benth. (1860)
Species:
F. fendleri
Binomial name
Fissicalyx fendleri
Benth. (1860)
Synonyms[1]

Monopteryx jahnii Pittier (1915)

It belongs to subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae.[2][3] It is the only member of the genus Fissicalyx.[4][5]

References
  1. Fissicalyx fendleri Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
  3. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Fissicalyx". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Fissicalyx". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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