Dalbergia frutescens

Dalbergia frutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Genus:Dalbergia
Species: D. frutescens
Binomial name
Dalbergia frutescens
Synonyms[1]
  • Dalbergia variabilis Vogel
  • Pterocarpus frutescens Vell.
  • Triptolemea glabra Benth.
  • Triptolemea latifolia Benth.
  • Triptolemea montana Benth.
  • Triptolemea montana Mart.
  • Triptolemea ovata Benth.
  • Triptolemea pauciflora Benth.
  • Triptolemea platycarpa Benth.

Dalbergia frutescens is a species of shrub distributed along the Atlantic coast of South America. Its habit is variable, usually being a liana.

Its claim to fame is that at some point Dalbergia frutescens var. tomentosa (restricted to Brazil) erroneously was assumed to yield the famous tulipwood.

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 12 December 2015


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