Dalbergia frutescens

Dalbergia frutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Dalbergia
Species:	D. frutescens
Binomial name
Dalbergia frutescens (Vell.) Britton
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.

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