Dinizia
Introduction '''''Dinizia''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It was believed to be monotypic until 2017, when ''Dinizia jueirana-facao'' was described. ''Dinizia'' is native to Brazil (North Region and Central-West Region), Guyana and Suriname. Both species are colossal forest trees.Fossilised leaves and fruit discovered in North America provide evidence of a ''Dinizia''-like ancestor that first occurred in south-eastern North America during the Eocene epoch. The modern genus, however, is confined to South America, where it occurs in non-flooded parts of the Amazonian forests of Guyana, Suriname and seven states of North and Central-West Brazil.
Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' has accepted two species:*''Dinizia excelsa'' Ducke*''Dinizia jueirana-facao'' G.P.Lewis & G.S.Siqueira
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