Dimorphandra is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It includes 26 species native to northern South America, ranging from Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southeastern Brazil.

Accepted Species

Dimorphandra comprises the following subgenera and species:

  • Subgenus Dimorphandra Tul. 1844 Dimorphandra caudata Ducke 1925 Dimorphandra exaltata† Schott 1827 Dimorphandra gardneriana Tulasne 1844 Dimorphandra jorgei M. Freitas da Silva 1981 Dimorphandra loretensis M. Freitas da Silva 1981 Dimorphandra mediocris Ducke 1938 Dimorphandra mollis Benth. 1840 Dimorphandra multiflora Ducke 1922 Dimorphandra parviflora Spruce ex Benth 1870 Dimorphandra pullei Amshoff 1939 Dimorphandra wilsonii Rizzini 1969
  • Subgenus Phaneropsia Arch. 1844 Dimorphandra conjugata† (Splitg.) Sandwith 1932 Dimorphandra davisii Sprague & Sandwith 1932 Dimorphandra disimillis Cowan 1961 Dimorphandra unijuga Tulasne 1844 Dimorphandra williamii M. F. da Silva, 1981
  • Subgenus Pocillum Tul. 1844 Dimorphandra campinarum Ducke 1925 Dimorphandra coccinea Ducke 1953 Dimorphandra cuprea Sprague & Sandwith 1932 subsp. cuprea Sprague & Sandwith 1932 subsp. ferruginea (Ducke) M. F. da Silva 1986 subsp. velutina (Ducke) M.F. da Silva 1986 Dimorphandra gigantea Ducke 1935 Dimorphandra ignea Ducke 1935 Dimorphandra macrostachya Benth. 1840 subsp. congestiflora (Ducke) M. F. Silva 1986 subsp. glabrifolia (Ducke) M. F. Silva 1986 subsp. macrostachya Benth. 1840 Dimorphandra pennigera Tulasne 1844 Dimorphandra polyandra R. Benois 1917 Dimorphandra urubuensis Ducke 1944 Dimorphandra vernicosa† Spruce ex Benth. 1867

†Indicates the type species of the subgenus.