Heterostemon
Genus of legumes
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Heterostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes eight species native to northern South America, from Colombia and Venezuela to the Guianas and northern Brazil.[1] It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. It is usually green and often has white dots along its leaves.
| Heterostemon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
| Tribe: | Amherstieae |
| Genus: | Heterostemon Desf. (1818) |
As of August 2023, eight species are accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
- Heterostemon amoris Fonseca-Cortés
- Heterostemon conjugatus Spruce ex Benth.
- Heterostemon ellipticus Mart. ex Benth.
- Heterostemon impar Spruce ex Benth.
- Heterostemon ingifolius Sandwith
- Heterostemon mazarunensis Sandwith
- Heterostemon mimosoides Desf.
- Heterostemon otophorus Sandwith
