Grazielodendron

Grazielodendron riodocensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae.^[1][2] It is the only member of the genus Grazielodendron.^[3][4] It is only found in eastern Brazil.^[5]

Grazielodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Dalbergieae
Genus:	Grazielodendron H.C.Lima
Species:	G. riodocensis
Binomial name
Grazielodendron riodocensis H.C.Lima
Synonyms
Grazielodendron rio-docensis H.C.Lima

The genus name of Grazielodendron is in honour of Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912–2003), a Brazilian botanist,^[6] and also "'dendron" (δένδρον) which is the Greek word for "tree".^[7] The Latin specific epithet of riodocensis refers Rio Doce or Doce River in Brazil.^[8] Grazielodendron riodocensis was first described and published in Bradea Vol.3 on page 401 in 1983.^[5]