Lennea viridiflora

Lennea viridiflora is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. Its distribution extends the length of Central America, from the border with Colombia to Mexico. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama in lowland rainforest. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Lennea viridiflora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Lennea
Species:	L. viridiflora
Binomial name
Lennea viridiflora Seem.

Endangerment

The species has become endangered due to logging and encroaching agriculture and settlements, which have reduced the size of the species' habitat; it is scarcely found outside protected areas.^[1]