Centrolobium


Centrolobium is a Neotropical genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae. The genus comprises mostly large trees to 30 m tall, characterised by an abundance of orange peltate glands that cover most parts of the plant, and fruits that are large winged samaras to 30 cm long with a spiny basal seed chamber.

Species

Centrolobium comprises the following species:Centrolobium microchaete H.C. Lima—canarywood, tarara amarillaCentrolobium ochroxylum RuddCentrolobium paraense Tul.Centrolobium robustum Mart. ex Benth.Centrolobium sclerophyllum H.C. LimaCentrolobium tomentosum Guill. ex Benth.Centrolobium yavizanum Pittier—amarillo de Guayaquil