Genus Centrolobium (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Centrolobium.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Centrolobium genus consists of several species of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to tropical regions of Central and South America.
- Centrolobium is a genus of five species of trees in the Fabaceae family, commonly known as centrolobiums or canarywoods.
- The genus Centrolobium is one of many genera within the subfamily Dialioideae, a subset of legume trees with distinctive seed pods.
- Of the five species within the Centrolobium genus, only two are widely available as timber, principally used for furniture-making and construction.
- Research on the Centrolobium genus has focused on its role in cloud forest ecosystems, particularly the unique adaptations of its seedlings to high-altitude environments.