Astronium fraxinifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Astronium |
Species: | A. fraxinifolium |
Binomial name | |
Astronium fraxinifolium Schott |
Astronium fraxinifolium (Goncalo alves) is a timber tree, which is native to Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It is also used to make hardwood such as Tigerwood.