Platymiscium is a genus of legume in 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...

 family. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico

Mexico

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 to southern Brazil

Brazil

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. It contains 19 species (29 taxa, including subspecies and varieties) according to Klitgaard (2005). Platymiscium' is the only genus in the family with opposite leaves in all its species. Its wood has various uses, mostly for constructions and furniture.
It contains the following species:

• Platymiscium gracile
  Platymiscium gracile
  Platymiscium gracile is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Peru.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
  
  
• Platymiscium parviflorum Benth.
• Platymiscium pinnatum
• Platymiscium trinitatis
• Platymiscium trifoliolatum
• Platymiscium hebestachyum
• Platymiscium jejunum
• Platymiscium dimorphandrum
• Platymiscium albertinae
  Platymiscium albertinae
  Platymiscium albertinae is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Honduras.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Nelson, C. 1998. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
  
  
• Platymiscium pubescens
• Platymiscium calyptratum
• Platymiscium curuense
• Platymiscium darienense
• Platymiscium floribundum
• Platymiscium filipes
• Platymiscium lasiocarpum
• Platymiscium speciosum
• Platymiscium stipulare
• Platymiscium yucatanum