Chloroleucon tortum

Chloroleucon tortum is a legume endemic to Brazil and Paraguay.

Chloroleucon tortum, a native species to Brazilian restinga. Also known as Tataré or Brazilian Rain Tree. This specimen is a week old (from seeding) and was collected at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo (-23.587278, -46.656260), Brazil in June, 2014.

Chloroleucon tortum, a native species to Brazilian restinga. Also known as Tataré or Brazilian Rain Tree. This specimen is three weeks old (from seeding) and was collected at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo.

Chloroleucon tortum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Chloroleucon
Species:	C. tortum
Binomial name
Chloroleucon tortum (Mart.) Pittier
Synonyms
Pithecellobium tortum Mart.[1]

References

1. "Chloroleucon tortum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Chloroleucon tortum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T36573A10006481. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36573A10006481.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.