Ecuadendron

Ecuadendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, containing the single species Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum.^[2] It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is known from three populations on the coast.^[1] It is threatened because the wood is valuable and it is vulnerable to logging.^[1]

Ecuadendron
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Detarioideae
Tribe:	Amherstieae
Genus:	Ecuadendron D.A.Neill
Species:	E. acosta-solisianum
Binomial name
Ecuadendron acosta-solisianum D.A.Neill