Description
Family Caesalpiniaceae
The Caesalpiniaceae are mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs comprising about 150 genera and 2,200 species. The leaves are stipulate , alternate, and mostly pinnately compound but may be bipinnate or simple . Like the other legume families the petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus. The flowers are in racemes , spikes or cymes, are zygomorphic, and are mostly weakly to strongly perigynous. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each; the petals are distinct , overlapping (i.e. , imbricate) in bud, with the posterior one (flag or banner ) innermost in position. The androecium usually consists of 1-10 distinct or variously united stamens, some of which are commonly reduced to nonfunctional staminodes. The pistil is simple, consisting of one style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume. -- Gerald Carr
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
()
- Flowering Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Family:
Caesalpiniaceae
()
- Senna family
- Genus:
Labichea
()
- Specific epithet:
digitata
- Benth.
- Botanical name: - Labichea digitata Benth.
- Specific epithet:
digitata
- Benth.
- Genus:
Labichea
(
- Family:
Caesalpiniaceae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –
Similar Species
Members of the genus Labichea
There are approximately 26 species in this genus:
L. bipunctata · L. brassii · L. buettneriana · L. cassioides · L. deserticola · L. digitata · L. diversifolia · L. eremaea · L. lanceolata · L. lanceolata brevifolia · L. lanceolata lanceolata · L. lanceolata var. brevifolia · L. nitida · L. obtrullata · L. punctata · L. punctata var. lanceolata · L. rupestris · L. saxicola · L. stellata · L. tephrosiaefolia · L. tephrosiifolia · L. teretifolia · L. teretifolia grandistipulata · L. teretifolia subsp. grandistipulata · L. teretifolia subsp. teretifolia · L. teretifolia teretifolia
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed September 17, 2007.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 28, 2008:
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2842019
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-17847
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 163841
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 89966-3
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 417976
