Trichome

Balsamocarpon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Balsamocarpon
Clos (1847)[2]
Species:
B. brevifolium
Binomial name
Balsamocarpon brevifolium
Clos (1847)[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Caesalpinia brevifolia (Clos) Benth. (1865)
  • Sophora microphylla Meyen (1834), nom. illeg.
  • Zuccagnia microphylla Vogel (1843)

Balsamocarpon brevifolium, or algarrobilla, is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is the sole species in genus Balsamocarpon. Balsamocarpon belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae[4] and tribe Caesalpinieae.[5] It is endemic to northern and north-central Chile (Atacama and Coquimbo).[1][3]

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