Dinizia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Dinizia
Species: D. excelsa – D. jueirana-facao
Name

Dinizia Ducke
References

Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 76 – 78 (1922).

Dinizia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It was believed to be monotypic until 2017, when Dinizia jueirana-facao was described. Dinizia is native to Brazil (North Region and Central-West Region), Guyana and Suriname. Both species are colossal forest trees.[1]

Fossilised leaves and fruit discovered in North America provide evidence of a Dinizia-like ancestor that first occurred in south-eastern North America during the Eocene epoch. The modern genus, however, is confined to South America, where it occurs in non-flooded parts of the Amazonian forests of Guyana, Suriname and seven states of North and Central-West Brazil.[2]

Species

As of December 2019, Plants of the World Online has accepted two species:[1]

Dinizia excelsa Ducke
Dinizia jueirana-facao G.P.Lewis & G.S.Siqueira

References

"Dinizia Ducke". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
Lewis, G. P.; Siqueira, G. S.; Banks, H.; Bruneau, A. (2017). "The majestic canopy-emergent genus Dinizia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae), including a new species endemic to the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo". Kew Bulletin. 72 (3). doi:10.1007/s12225-017-9720-7. PMC 6961463.