Libidibia

Libidibia
	Libidibia paraguariensis in Chaco National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:	Caesalpinieae
Genus:	Libidibia; Schltdl. (1830)
Type species
	Libidibia coriaria; (Jacq.) Schltdl.
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Caesalpinia section Libidibia DC.; Stahlia Bello (1881);

Libidibia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes seven species of trees and shrubs native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northern Mexico to northern Argentina. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest and scrub, thorn forest (including caatinga), and savanna woodland.^[1] It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Species

Libidibia comprises the following species:^[1]^[2]

Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.) Schltdl.—divi-divi (Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America)
Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz—Brazilian ironwood, leopard tree
- var. ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz
- var. glabrescens (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz
- var. leiostachya (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz
- var. parvifolia (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz
Libidibia glabrata (Kunth) C.Cast. & G.P.Lewis
Libidibia monosperma (Tul.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis
Libidibia paraguariensis (D.Parodi) G.P.Lewis—ibirá-berá, guayacaú negro, Argentinian brown ebony (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)
Libidibia punctata (Willd.) Britton—quebrahacha
Libidibia sclerocarpa (Standl.) Britton & Rose

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Libidibia Schltdl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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[powo-1] "Libidibia Schltdl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[Gagnon-2] Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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