Mariosousa

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Mariosousa is a genus of 13 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1] Members of this genus were formerly considered to belong to the genus Acacia.[2]

Restricted in range to Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, members of the genus are trees or shrubs bearing alternate, bipinnately compound leaves—each with a swelling at the base of the petiole—and white- to cream- or yellow-colored flowers. The flowers are typically borne in elongated, bottle brush–like spikes. The fruits that later replace these flowers are markedly flattened pods.

Species

The genus Mariosousa comprises the following species:[2][3]

Mariosousa willardiana is considered a synonym of Mariosousa heterophylla.

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