Aspidosperma macrocarpon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Aspidosperma |
Species: | A. macrocarpon |
Binomial name | |
Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart. |
Aspidosperma macrocarpon (syn. Aspidosperma macrocarpum Mart., Aspidosperma gardneri Müll.Arg., Aspidosperma duckei Huber ex Ducke, Aspidosperma platyphyllum Müll.Arg., Aspidosperma snethlagei Markgr., Aspidosperma verbascifolium Müll.Arg.) is a timber tree native to Brazil, which is typical of Cerrado vegetation. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is useful for beekeeping.