Marlimorimia

Life-forms

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: Marlimorimia
Species: M. bahiana – M. colombiana – M. contorta – M. pittieri – M. psilostachya – M. warmingii –
Name

Marlimorimia L.P.Queiroz, L.M.Borges, Marc.F.Simon & P.G.Ribeiro, PhytoKeys 205: 252. (2022)

Type genus: Marlimorimia contorta (DC.) L.P.Queiroz & P.G.Ribeiro, PhytoKeys 205: 255. (2022)

References

Borges, L.M., Inglis, P.W., Simon, M.F., Ribeiro, P.G. & de Queiroz, L.P. 2022.  Misleading fruits: The non-monophyly of Pseudopiptadenia and Pityrocarpa supports generic re-circumscriptions and a new genus within mimosoid legumes. PhytoKeys 205: 239-259. Open accessDOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.82275 Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Marlimorimia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Marlimorimia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 10 2025. Reference page.

Marlimorimia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). It includes six species which range from Costa Rica to southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina.[1]

Marlimorimia bahiana (G.P.Lewis & M.P.Lima) L.P.Queiroz & L.M.Borges – northeastern Brazil
Marlimorimia colombiana (Britton & Killip) L.P.Queiroz & Marc.F.Simon – Colombia (Santander)
Marlimorimia contorta (DC.) L.P.Queiroz & P.G.Ribeiro – eastern Bolivia and eastern Brazil
Marlimorimia pittieri (Harms) L.P.Queiroz & L.M.Borges – northern Colombia and Venezuela
Marlimorimia psilostachya (DC.) L.P.Queiroz & Marc.F.Simon Costa Rica and northern South America to Ecuador, northern Brazil, and Bolivia
Marlimorimia warmingii (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz & P.G.Ribeiro – eastern and southern Brazil and northwestern Argentina

References

Marlimorimia L.P.Queiroz, L.M.Borges, Marc.F.Simon & P.G.Ribeiro. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 August 2023.