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Platymiscium
Platymiscium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae. It has a Neotropical distribution, from northern Mexico to southern Brazil. Platymiscium is the only genus in the family with opposite leaves in all its species. Its wood has various uses, mostly for constructions and furniture. The wood is also sometimes referred to as Granadillo, Macacauba, Macawood, Hormigo, or Orange Agate.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Platymiscium pinnatum
speciesPlatymiscium pinnatum
Platymiscium trifoliolatum
speciesPlatymiscium trifoliolatum
Platymiscium floribundum
speciesPlatymiscium floribundum
Platymiscium dimorphandrum
speciesPlatymiscium dimorphandrum
Cristobal
speciesPlatymiscium parviflorum
Platymiscium yucatanum
speciesPlatymiscium yucatanum
Platymiscium trinitatis
speciesPlatymiscium trinitatis
Platymiscium curuense
speciesPlatymiscium curuense
Platymiscium lasiocarpum
speciesPlatymiscium lasiocarpum
Platymiscium pubescens
speciesPlatymiscium pubescens
Platymiscium stipulare
speciesPlatymiscium stipulare
Platymiscium speciosum
speciesPlatymiscium speciosum
Platymiscium albertinae
speciesPlatymiscium albertinae
Platymiscium gracile
speciesPlatymiscium gracile
Platymiscium hebestachyum
speciesPlatymiscium hebestachyum
Platymiscium jejunum
speciesPlatymiscium jejunum
Platymiscium calyptratum
speciesPlatymiscium calyptratum
Platymiscium filipes
speciesPlatymiscium filipes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 138700.