Platymiscium


Platymiscium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Brazil. Platymiscium is the only genus in the family with opposite leaves in all its species. Its wood has various uses, mostly for constructions and furniture. The wood is also sometimes referred to as Granadillo, Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, or Orange Agate.

Species

Platymiscium comprises the following species:Platymiscium albertinae Standl. & L. O. WilliamsPlatymiscium calyptratum M. Sousa & Klitg.Platymiscium curuense N. Zamora and Klitg.Platymiscium darienense DwyerPlatymiscium dimorphandrum Donn. Smith ex Donn. SmithPlatymiscium filipes Benth.Platymiscium floribundum Vogel
  • * var. floribundum Vogel.
  • * var. latifolium Benth.
  • * var. nitens Klitgaard
  • * var. obtusifolium KlitgaardPlatymiscium gracile Benth.Platymiscium hebestachyum Benth.Platymiscium jejunum Klitg.Platymiscium lasiocarpum SandwithPlatymiscium parviflorum Benth.Platymiscium pinnatum Dugand
  • * subsp. pinnatum Dugand
  • ** var. diadelphum Klitg.
  • ** var. pinnatum Dugand
  • ** var. ulei Klitgaard
  • * subsp. polystachyum Klitg.Platymiscium pubescens Micheli
  • * subsp. fragrans Klitgaard
  • * subsp. pubescens Micheli
  • * subsp. zehntneri KlitgaardPlatymiscium speciosum VogelPlatymiscium stipulare Benth. ex Benth.Platymiscium trifoliolatum Benth. ex Benth.Platymiscium trinitatis Benth.
  • * var. duckei Klitgaard
  • * var. nigrum Klitgaard
  • * var. trinitatis Benth.Platymiscium yucatanum Standl.