Ormosia amazonica
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| Ormosia amazonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Ormosia |
| Species: | O. amazonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ormosia amazonica | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ormosia amazonica var. venenifera R.E.Schult. | |
Ormosia amazonica is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae native to the Amazon rainforest.[3] It is naturally distributed in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Peru, in the Amazon Forest in Igarapó Forests.[4] The species was first described by the Brazilian botanist of Austro-Hungarian origin Adolpho Ducke in 1922.[5]
