Fabaceae

Holocalyx balansae Micheli

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Holocalyx

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Holocalyx balansae: Alecrin is native to northeastern Argentina, Paraguay and adjacent Brazil. Photo from Iguazu National Park, Argentina. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Portuguese: Alecrim-de-campinas
Spanish: Alecrín

Synonyms

Holocalyx glaziovii Taub. ex Glaz.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.