Hymenaea oblongifolia | |
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Trunk usually has buttresses | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Hymenaea |
Species: | H. oblongifolia
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Binomial name | |
Hymenaea oblongifolia | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Hymenaea oblongifolia is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the várzea forest ecosystem of northern and western South America. [2] A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), it is harvested for its timber, and its edible fruit is also collected in the wild for sale. [3] It is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia. [4]
The following varieties are accepted: [2]
Hymenaea oblongifolia | |
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![]() | |
Trunk usually has buttresses | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Hymenaea |
Species: | H. oblongifolia
|
Binomial name | |
Hymenaea oblongifolia | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Hymenaea oblongifolia is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the várzea forest ecosystem of northern and western South America. [2] A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), it is harvested for its timber, and its edible fruit is also collected in the wild for sale. [3] It is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia. [4]
The following varieties are accepted: [2]