Hydrochorea
Sign in to saveHydrochorea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species native to Central and South America and west and west-central Africa. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Hydrochorea acreana Hydrochorea corymbosa (Rich.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Hydrochorea elegans Hydrochorea gonggrijpii (Kleinhoonte) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Hydrochorea leucocalyx Hydrochorea marginata (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Hydrochorea marginata Hydrochorea obliquifoliolata Hydrochorea panurensis Hydrochorea pedicellaris Hydrochorea rhombifolia Hydr
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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Hydrochorea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species native to Central and South America and west and west-central Africa. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Hydrochorea acreana Hydrochorea corymbosa (Rich.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Hydrochorea elegans Hydrochorea gonggrijpii (Kleinhoonte) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Hydrochorea leucocalyx Hydrochorea marginata (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Hydrochorea marginata Hydrochorea obliquifoliolata Hydrochorea panurensis Hydrochorea pedicellaris Hydrochorea rhombifolia Hydrochorea uaupensis
==Etymology== The synonym Balizia is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Albizia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, who introduced Albizia julibrissin to Europe in the mid-18th century.