Chloroleucon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to northern Argentina.[2] Some authorities consider it part of the genus Albizia.[1] Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρóς (chloros), meaning "green," and λευκός (leukos), meaning "white."[3]

Chloroleucon
Chloroleucon tortum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Chloroleucon
(Benth.) Record (1927)[1]
Type species
Chloroleucon vincentis
(Benth.) Britton & Rose
Species[2]

11; see text

Synonyms
  • Chloroleucum Britton & Rose ex Record
  • Pithecellobium sect. Chloroleucon Benth.

Species

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11 species are currently accepted:[2]

Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Chloroleucon (Benth.) Britton & Rose". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-12-14. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. ^ a b c Chloroleucon (Benth.) Record. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C. CRC Press. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
  4. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Chloroleucon". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
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