Discolobium psoraleifolium

Discolobium psoraleifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Discolobium
Species:
D. psoraleifolium
Binomial name
Discolobium psoraleifolium
Benth.

Discolobium psoraleifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. As a species native to South America,[1] it can be found in Uruguay, Northeast Argentina, West-Central and South Brazil.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by George Bentham in 1859 under its current binomial name.[1]

Etymology

The Latin specific epithet psoraleifolium means "Psoralea-leaved", implying the species' leaves bear a resemblance to the pinnate, compound leaves of certain Psoralea species.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Discolobium psoraleifolium Benth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-05.