Paloue

Paloue is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Detarioideae. The genera was first created with the description of Paloue guianensis by Aublet in 1775.^[2]

Paloue
Paloue guianensis Aublet 1775
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Detarioideae
Tribe:	Amherstieae
Genus:	Paloue Aubl. (1775)
Synonyms[1]
Elizabetha R.H.Schomb. ex Benth. (1840) Ginannia Scop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 300 (1777) Palovea Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane: 365 (1775), orth. var. Paloveopsis R.S.Cowan in Brittonia 8: 251 (1957)

Description

Paloue are large, woody trees, with simple leaves.^[3] The flowers of Paloue species have five petals and nine fertile stamens.^[3]

Range and habitat

All species of Paloue are found in northern South America. More specifically, they are endemic to the Guiana Shield.^[4]

Species

16 species are accepted:^[1]

• Paloue bicolor (Ducke) Redden
• Paloue brasiliensis Ducke
• Paloue coccinea (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden
• Paloue duckei (Huber) Redden
• Paloue durissima (Ducke) Redden
• Paloue emarginata (R.S.Cowan) Redden
• Paloue fanshawei (R.S.Cowan) Redden
• Paloue × grahamiae (R.S.Cowan) Redden
• Paloue guianensis Aublet
• Paloue induta Sandwith
• Paloue leiogyne (Ducke) Redden
• Paloue macrostachya (Benth.) Redden
• Paloue paraensis (Ducke) Redden
• Paloue princeps (R.H.Schomb. ex Benth.) Redden
• Paloue riparia Pulle
• Paloue sandwithii Redden
• Paloue speciosa (Ducke) Redden