Petaladenium urceoliferum is a species of
flowering plant in the family
Fabaceae. It is a tree native to northern Brazil. It grows in tropical lowland
Amazon rain forest in the basin of the
Rio Negro, a northern tributary of the Amazon.[2] It is the only member of the genus Petaladenium.[3][4] The genus belongs to tribe
Amburaneae in subfamily
Faboideae.[5]
It produces three chemical compounds in its leaves that are not found in other members of the
Amburaneae: (2S,4S,5R)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy
pipecolic acid, (2S,4R,5S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxypipecolic acid, and (2S,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-methoxypipecolic acid.[6]Petaladenium urceoliferum is unique among legumes in having fimbriate–glandular wing petals.[7]
^"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Petaladenium". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 22 May 2014.