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
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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