Ormosia amazonica

Ormosia amazonica is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae native to the Amazon rainforest.[1] It is naturally distributed in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Peru, in the Amazon Forest in Igarapó Forests.[2] The species was first described by the Brazilian botanist of Austro-Hungarian origin Adolpho Ducke in 1922.[3]

Ormosia amazonica
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
Ducke

Notes

  • This article was partially translated from the Portuguese version of Wikipedia, whose title is Ormosia amazonica.

References

  1. "Ormosia amazonica". reflora.jbrj.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Ormosia arborea (Vell.) Harms". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. References about the original description:


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