Mimozyganthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes a single species, Mimozyganthus carinatus, a tree native to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northwestern Argentina, where it is known by the common names iscayante and lata.[1] It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2]
| Mimozyganthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Mimozyganthus Burkart (1939) |
| Species: | M. carinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimozyganthus carinatus (Griseb.) Burkart (1939) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Mimosa carinata Griseb. (1879) | |