Dicymbe

Genus of legumes

Dicymbe
Flower of Dicymbe leguminosae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Amherstieae
Genus: Dicymbe
Spruce ex Benth.
Synonyms
  • Dicymbopsis Ducke

Dicymbe is a genus of 20 species of canopy trees in the family Fabaceae, within subfamily Detarioideae.[1] It is found throughout the Guyana Shield region and parts of W Amazonia.[2] Certain species within the genus are strongly associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi.[3]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:[4]

  • Dicymbe altsonii Sandwith
  • Dicymbe amazonica Ducke
  • Dicymbe arenicola W.A.Rodrigues
  • Dicymbe bernardii R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe corymbosa Spruce ex Benth.
  • Dicymbe duidae R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe fraterna R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe froesii Ducke
  • Dicymbe heteroxylon Ducke
  • Dicymbe hymenaea Barneby
  • Dicymbe jenmanii Sandwith
  • Dicymbe mollis Barneby
  • Dicymbe neblinensis R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe paruensis R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe pharangophila R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe praeruptorum Barneby
  • Dicymbe puncticulosa R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe stipitata R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe uaiparuensis R.S.Cowan
  • Dicymbe yutajensis R.S.Cowan

References

  1. ^ "Tropicos - Name Search". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. ^ "Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f." www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ^ Smith, Matthew E.; Henkel, Terry W.; Williams, Gwendolyn C.; Aime, M. Catherine; Fremier, Alexander K.; Vilgalys, Rytas (2017-05-11). "Investigating niche partitioning of ectomycorrhizal fungi in specialized rooting zones of the monodominant leguminous tree Dicymbe corymbosa". New Phytologist. 215 (1): 443–453. doi:10.1111/nph.14570. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 28493414.
  4. ^ "Dicymbe". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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Taxon identifiers
Dicymbe