Stryphnodendron foreroi E.M.O. Martins (1980a: 83)

Scalon, Viviane Renata, Paula-Souza, Juliana De, Lima, Alexandre Gibau De & Souza, Vinicius Castro, 2022, A synopsis of the genus Stryphnodendron (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade), Phytotaxa 544 (3), pp. 227-279 : 245

11. Stryphnodendron foreroi E.M.O. Martins (1980a: 83) .

— Type: BRAZIL. Rondônia , Track from Mutumparaná to Rio Madeira , 30 November 1968, Prance et al. 8995 (holotype MG 039652!, isotypes F!, NY!, R!, S!, US!)

Trees 6–12(–15) m tall. Leaves with 6–8 pairs of pinnae, 5–12(–14) pairs of leaflets, petiolar nectary 1, conical; leaflets (6–)11–15(–37) × (3–)5–7(–9) mm, usually oblong-rhombic, distal leaflets obovate, proximal leaflets sometimes elliptic, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, discolor, upper surface subglabrous to puberulent, lower surface pubescent, unilateral tuft of trichomes on the lower surface present. Inflorescences of simple thyrsi, pinkish to yellowish; cymulae of solitary to ternate spikes; spikes 4–6.5 cm long. Flowers monoclinous, corolla tube and lobes usually glabrous, sometimes subglabrous, pinkish. Fruit a nucoid legume, slightly curved, subturgid, seeds slightly prominent, valves subcoriaceous, inconspicuously nerved.

Vernacular names: — Paricarana ( Brazil, Amazonas).

Distribution and habitat: — Stryphnodendron foreroi occurs in terra firme forests of Western Amazon (Southwest Sector and Solimões/Western Amazon phytogeographic provinces), and less frequently in the Xingu-Madeira province of Southeastern Amazon. It is found in the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Rondônia, as well as in this last state´s bordering areas with Bolivia and Peru.

Conservation:—Least Concern (LC) [AOO= 52.000 km 2, EOO= 1,056,471.887 km 2].

Phenology: —The species was collected with flowers in November and January, with fruits from May to July.

Selected specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Amazonas: Coari, 29 September 2005, fr., E.S.C. Gurgel et al. 451 ( MG). Rondônia: Porto Velho, margem direita do rio Madeira , 6 km do porto da bal, 23 November 2013, fl., M.F. Simon 2054 ( CEN, RON) .