Tachigali
Tachigali is a flowering plant genus in the legume family (Fabaceae) that contains 54 species.[1]
| Tachigali | |
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| Flowering T. paniculata in Bonfinópolis de Minas, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Tachigali clade |
| Genus: | Tachigali Aubl. |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species include:
- Tachigali multijuga Benth. (= T. paratyensis (Vell.) H.C. Lima)
- Tachigali myrmecophila[2]
- Tachigali paniculata Aubl. – Carvoeiro
- Tachigali paraensis (Huber) Barneby
- Tachigali tessmannii
- Tachigali versicolor Standl. & L.O.Williams – "suicide tree"
References
- van der Werff, Henk (2008). "A Synopsis of the Genus Tachigali (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in Northern South America". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 95 (4): 618–661. doi:10.3417/2007159.
- Fonseca, C. R. (1994). "Herbivory and the Long-Lived Leaves of an Amazonian Ant-Tree" (PDF). Journal of Ecology. 82 (4): 833–842. doi:10.2307/2261447. JSTOR 2261447.
Further reading
- Van Der Werff, H. (2008). "A Synopsis of the Genus Tachigali (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in Northern South America1". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 95 (4): 618–661. doi:10.3417/2007159.
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