Hancornia speciosa
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Hancornia speciosa (syn. Echites glauca Roem. & Schult.) is a fruit, which is also a timber tree of Hancornia genus in the Apocynaceae family. This plant is native from Brazil, typically in Amazon Rainforest, Caatinga, and Cerrado vegetation. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping.
[edit] See also
- List of honey plants
- List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil
- List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil
- List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Hancornia speciosa photos
- (Portuguese) Hancornia speciosa photos
- (Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Hancornia speciosa
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