{{short description|Species of plant}} {{Speciesbox | image = Brownea macrophylla, the Rosa del Monte (9340888488).jpg | image_caption = In the Panama Canal Zone | genus = Brownea | species = macrophylla | authority = Linden ex Mast.<ref name=POWO/> | synonyms = {{Species list | Brownea antioquensis | Linden | Brownea macbrideana | Standl. }} | synonyms_ref = <ref name=POWO/> }}
'''''Brownea macrophylla''''' is a tree in the legume family Fabaceae. The specific epithet ''macrophylla'' means 'large-leaved'.<ref name=Epithets/>
==Description== ''Brownea macrophylla'' grows as a tree up to {{convert|7|m|-1}} tall, occasionally to {{convert|10|m|-1|abbr=on}}. The leaves are pinnate, with up to seven pairs of leaflets and measure up to {{convert|25|cm|0|abbr=on}} long. Inflorescences are densely flowered with flowers featuring orange petals. The legumes are flat and oblong-shaped, measuring up to {{convert|20|cm|0|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=STRI/>
==Distribution and habitat== ''Brownea macrophylla'' is native to Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.<ref name=POWO/> In Colombia, it is found at altitudes up to {{convert|1350|m|-2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=POWO/> In Panama, its habitat is in tropical forest.<ref name=STRI/>
==References== {{Reflist | refs =
<ref name=POWO>{{cite web | title = ''Brownea macrophylla'' | work = Plants of the World Online | publisher = Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | url = https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482431-1 | accessdate = 7 June 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=Epithets>{{cite web | title = ''macedonicus - manicatus'' | work = Dictionary of Botanical Epithets | url = http://botanicalepithets.net/dictionary/dictionary.117.html | accessdate = 7 June 2020}}</ref>
<ref name=STRI>{{cite web | title = ''Brownea macrophylla'' | publisher = Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute | url = https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/biodiversity/species/24390/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190425220333/https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/biodiversity/species/24390/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 25, 2019 | accessdate = 7 June 2020 }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52948635 Discovering Colombia's rare flora and fauna] at BBC News
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macrophylla Category:Flora of Panama Category:Flora of western South America Category:Flora of Venezuela Category:Plants described in 1873 Category:Taxa named by Maxwell T. Masters
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