Pentaclethra | |
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Pentaclethra macroloba tree in Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Mimosoideae |
Tribe: | Mimoseae |
Genus: | Pentaclethra |
Species | |
Pentaclethra macroloba
Pentaclethra macrophylla
etc.
Pentaclethra is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Some genus members occur in the Central American region; for example P. macroloba is the dominant tree in certain seasonal swamp forests in coastal areas of the Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests.