Orphanodendron

Orphanodendron is a genus of legume in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes two species of trees native to Colombia, which grow in tropical lowland forest.[2] The genus is in subfamily Faboideae.[3]

Orphanodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Orphanodendron
Barneby & J.W.Grimes (1990)[1]
Species[2]

Species

Orphanodendron comprises the following species:[1][4][5][6][7]

  • Orphanodendron bernalii Barneby & J.W.Grimes – Colombia (Antioquia)
  • Orphanodendron grandiflorum C.Cast. & G.P.Lewis – Colombia (Boyacá and Santander)

References
  1. Barneby RC, Grimes JW (1990). "Orphanodendron, a new genus of caesalpinioid Leguminosae from northwestern Colombia". Brittonia. 42 (4): 249–253. doi:10.2307/2806809. JSTOR 2806809.
  2. Orphanodendron Barneby & J.W.Grimes. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. Castellanos C, Lewis GP, Banks H, Steeves R, Bruneau A (2016). "A settled sub-family for the orphan tree: The phylogenetic position of the endemic Colombian genus Orphanodendron in the Leguminosae". Brittonia. 69: 1–9. doi:10.1007/s12228-016-9451-3.
  4. Castellanos C, Lewis GP, Banks H, Steeves R, Bruneau A (2015). "Orphanodendron grandiflorum, una nueva especie de leguminosa (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) de los Andes de Colombia". Brittonia. 67 (1): 37–42. doi:10.1007/s12228-014-9353-1.
  5. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Orphanodendron". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Orphanodendron". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. "The Plant List entry for Orphanodendron". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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