Discolobium psoraleifolium

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]

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.

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.