Biology:Dalbergia cearensis

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Short description: Species of legume

Dalbergia cearensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dalbergia
Species:
D. cearensis
Binomial name
Dalbergia cearensis
Ducke
Synonyms[2]

Dalbergia variabilis var. bahiensis
Hoehne

Dalbergia cearensis, radial and cross section

Dalbergia cearensis, with common names Brazilian kingwood, kingwood, Bois de Violette, and violetwood,[3] is a small tree endemic to Brazil .

It is native to the states of Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Piauí,[4]

It is the source of kingwood, a classic furniture wood.

Vernacular names

Brazilian common names include Jacaranda-cega-macho,[citation needed] Jacaranda-violeta, Miolo-de-negro, and Pau-violeta.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2705553 entry