Astronium fraxinifolium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Astronium |
| Species: | A. fraxinifolium
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| Astronium fraxinifolium | |
Astronium fraxinifolium is a hardwood timber tree, which is native to Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. Common names include kingwood,[1] locustwood,[1] tigerwood,[1] and zebrawood.[1] This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It is grouped with two other species of Astronium under the Portuguese name Gonçalo alves, also known as tigerwood.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Astronium fraxinifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- Astronium fraxinifolium
- (in Portuguese) Astronium fraxinifolium photo
- (in Portuguese) Astronium fraxinifolium
- (in Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Astronium fraxinifolium
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