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 is a 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] It is known in Portuguese as Gonçalo-alves. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It is also used to make hardwood such as tigerwood.[citation needed]
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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