Paloue

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]

Paloue
Paloue guianensis Aublet 1775
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Paloue
Aubl. (1775)
Synonyms[1]
  • Elizabetha R.H.Schomb. ex Benth. (1840)
  • Ginannia Scop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 300 (1777)
  • Palovea Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 365 (1775), orth. var.
  • Paloveopsis R.S.Cowan in Brittonia 8: 251 (1957)

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
  1. Paloue Aubl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. Aublet, J. B. C. F. (1775). "Paloue guianensis". Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise. 1: 365–367.
  3. 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.
  4. Redden, Karen M. (2008-09-01). "A new species of Paloue (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae) from Guyana, South America". Brittonia. 60 (3): 257–260. doi:10.1007/s12228-008-9037-9. ISSN 1938-436X.
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