Centrolobium
Centrolobium is a Neotropical genus of legume in the family Fabaceae, assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae. The genus comprises mostly large trees to 30 m tall, characterised by an abundance of orange peltate glands that cover most parts of the plant, and fruits that are large winged samaras to 30 cm long with a spiny basal seed chamber.Species
Centrolobium comprises the following species:
- Centrolobium microchaete H.C. Lima—canarywood, tarara amarilla
- Centrolobium ochroxylum Rudd
- Centrolobium paraense Tul.
- Centrolobium robustum Mart. ex Benth.
- Centrolobium sclerophyllum H.C. Lima
- Centrolobium tomentosum Guill. ex Benth.
- Centrolobium yavizanum Pittier—amarillo de Guayaquil
