Hydrochorea
Genus of legumes
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Hydrochorea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species native to Central and South America and west and west-central Africa.[1] It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2]
- Hydrochorea acreana (J.F.Macbr.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Hydrochorea corymbosa (Rich.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Hydrochorea elegans (Ducke) M.V.B.Soares, Iganci & M.P.Morim
- Hydrochorea gonggrijpii (Kleinhoonte) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Hydrochorea leucocalyx (Britton & Rose) Iganci, M.V.B.Soares & M.P.Morim
- Hydrochorea marginata (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Hydrochorea marginata (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Hydrochorea obliquifoliolata (De Wild.) E.J.M.Koenen
- Hydrochorea panurensis (Spruce ex Benth.) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
- Hydrochorea pedicellaris (DC.) M.V.B.Soares, Iganci & M.P.Morim
- Hydrochorea rhombifolia (Benth.) E.J.M.Koenen
- Hydrochorea uaupensis M.P.Morim, Iganci & E.J.M.Koenen
| Hydrochorea | |
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| Hydrochorea corymbosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Hydrochorea Barneby & J.W.Grimes |
| Species[1] | |
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11; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Balizia Barneby & J.W.Grimes (1996) | |
Etymology
The synonym Balizia is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Albizia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, who introduced Albizia julibrissin to Europe in the mid-18th century.[3]
