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]
Species
Orphanodendron comprises the following species:[1][4][5][6][7]
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abBarneby RC, Grimes JW (1990). "Orphanodendron, a new genus of caesalpinioid Leguminosae from northwestern Colombia". Brittonia. 42 (4): 249–253.
doi:
10.2307/2806809.
JSTOR2806809.
^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.
^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.
^"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Orphanodendron". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 31 January 2017.