Dicymbe
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Flower of Dicymbe leguminosae | |
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Genus: | Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth.
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Dicymbe is a genus of 21 species of canopy trees in the legume family, Fabaceae, within subfamily Detarioideae.[1] It is found throughout the Guyana Shield region and parts of W Amazonia.[2] Certain species within the genus are strongly associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi.[3]
References
- ^ "Tropicos - Name Search". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f." www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Smith, Matthew E.; Henkel, Terry W.; Williams, Gwendolyn C.; Aime, M. Catherine; Fremier, Alexander K.; Vilgalys, Rytas (2017-05-11). "Investigating niche partitioning of ectomycorrhizal fungi in specialized rooting zones of the monodominant leguminous tree Dicymbe corymbosa". New Phytologist. 215 (1): 443–453. doi:10.1111/nph.14570. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 28493414.