Chloroleucon foliolosum
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Chloroleucon foliolosum is a tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

 species
Species
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 in the legume family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 (Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...

). It is found in Argentina
Argentina
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 and Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

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It is threatened by habitat destruction
Habitat destruction
Habitat destruction is the process in which natural habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species present. In this process, the organisms that previously used the site are displaced or destroyed, reducing biodiversity. Habitat destruction by human activity mainly for the purpose of...

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Junior synonyms are:
  • Calliandra aristulata Rizzini
  • Calliandra grisebachianum (Benth.) Speg.
  • Feuilleea bahiensis Kuntze
  • Pithecellobium foliolosum Benth.
  • Pithecellobium grisebachianum Harms
  • Pithecellobium myriophyllum Malme
Pithecellobium myriophyllum Gagnep. is a synonym of Indian Albizia (Albizia lebbekoides)
  • Pithecellobium oligandrum Rizzini
  • Pithecolobium foliolosum Benth. (lapsus
    Lapsus
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    )
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