Platymiscium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Brazil. Platymiscium is the only genus in the family with opposite leaves in all its species. Its wood has various uses, mostly for constructions and furniture. The wood is also sometimes referred to as Granadillo, Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, or Orange Agate.
Species Platymiscium comprises the following species:
Platymiscium albertinae Standl. & L. O. Williams
Platymiscium calyptratum M. Sousa & Klitg.
Platymiscium curuense N. Zamora and Klitg.
Platymiscium darienense Dwyer
Platymiscium dimorphandrum Donn. Smith ex Donn. Smith
Platymiscium filipes Benth. Platymiscium floribundum Vogel var. floribundum Vogel. var. latifolium (Benth.) Benth. var. nitens (Vogel) Klitgaard var. obtusifolium (Harms) Klitgaard
Platymiscium gracile Benth. Platymiscium hebestachyum Benth. Platymiscium jejunum Klitg. Platymiscium lasiocarpum Sandwith
Platymiscium parviflorum Benth.
Platymiscium pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand subsp. pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand var. diadelphum (S. F. Blake) Klitg. var. pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand var. ulei (Harms ex Harms) Klitgaard subsp. polystachyum (Benth.) Klitg.
Platymiscium pubescens Micheli subsp. fragrans (Rusby) Klitgaard subsp. pubescens Micheli subsp. zehntneri (Harms) Klitgaard Platymiscium speciosum Vogel Platymiscium stipulare Benth. ex Benth.
Platymiscium trifoliolatum Benth. ex Benth. Platymiscium trinitatis Benth. var. duckei (Huber) Klitgaard var. nigrum (Ducke) Klitgaard var. trinitatis Benth.
Platymiscium yucatanum Standl.
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