Pterodon (plant)
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| Pterodon pubescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Dipterygeae |
| Genus: | Pterodon Vogel |
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Pterodon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Pterodon can be distinguished from other members of the Dipterygeae as follows:
the leaf rachis is exalate, the fruit is a cryptosamara with oil glands in the epicarp, the seed testa is smooth and the raphe is apparent, with the hilum in a lateral position covered by an aril and a smooth embryo.[1]
Species
It contains only two species:[2][3]
- Pterodon abruptus (Moric.) Benth.
- Pterodon emarginatus Vogel
References
- ^ Gonçalves Leite V, Freitas Mansano V, Pádua Teixeira S (2014). "Floral ontogeny in Dipterygeae (Fabaceae) reveals new insights into one of the earliest branching tribes in papilionoid legumes". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (4): 529–550. doi:10.1111/boj.12158.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Pterodon". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Pterodon". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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