Hymenaea verrucosa

Hymenaea verrucosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hymenaea
Species: H. verrucosa
Binomial name
Hymenaea verrucosa
Gaertn.
Synonyms[1]
  • Trachylobium gaertnerianum Hayne
  • Trachylobium hornemannianum Hayne
  • Trachylobium lamarckeanum Hayne
  • Trachylobium mossambicense Klotzsch
  • Trachylobium verrucosum (Gaertn.) Oliv.

Hymenaea verrucosa (Zanzibar copal, East African copal, or Amber tree) is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the paraphyletic subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is a large tree native to the tropical regions of East Africa and is cultivated in many tropical parts of the world.[2] The species is currently treated as a species of Hymenaea, though a few authors isolate it into a separate monospecific genus Trachylobium as Trachylobium verrucosum.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ↑ George W. Staples and Derral R. Herbst. 2005. A Tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu, HI, USA.
  3. ↑ Gwilym Lewis, Brian Schrire, Barbara MacKinder, and Mike Lock. 2005. Legumes of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Richmond, England.

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