Petaladenium
Genus of plants
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Petaladenium urceoliferum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to northern Brazil. It grows in tropical lowland Amazon rainforest in the basin of the Rio Negro, a northern tributary of the Amazon.[2] It is the only member of the genus Petaladenium.[3][4] The genus belongs to tribe Amburaneae in subfamily Faboideae.[5]
| Petaladenium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Petaladenium Ducke (1938) |
| Species: | P. urceoliferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Petaladenium urceoliferum Ducke (1938) | |
It produces three chemical compounds in its leaves that are not found in other members of the Amburaneae: (2S,4S,5R)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxypipecolic acid, (2S,4R,5S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxypipecolic acid, and (2S,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-5-methoxypipecolic acid.[6] Petaladenium urceoliferum is unique among legumes in having fimbriate–glandular wing petals.[7]
