Wallaceodendron
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| Wallaceodendron | |
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| File:Gardenology.org-IMG 1971 hunt08sep.jpg | |
| Wallaceodendron celebicum in greenhouse at Huntington Gardens | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Wallaceodendron Koord. |
| Species: | W. celebicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Wallaceodendron celebicum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Wallaceodendron celebicum is species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the Philippines and Sulawesi. Typical habitat is tropical coastal and inland rain forest from sea level to 850 meters elevation.[2] It is the sole species in genus Wallaceodendron. The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[3]
Timber from the tree, known as banúyo (ironwood) or derham mahogany, is used for furniture, cabinet making, and flooring.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Wallaceodendron Koord. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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