Diplotropis martiusii (Chontaquiro)

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Common Names in English:

Chontaquiro, Faveira, Sapupira, Sapupira-De-V, Sucupira, Sucupira-De-Igap, Sucupira-De-V, Sucupira-Do-Baixo

Habit: Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing

Duration: Perennial

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Rosanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Fabales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Leguminosae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Subfamily: Papilionoideae ()
        Tribe: Sophoreae ()
        Genus: Diplotropis () - Bentham, 1837
        Specific epithet: martiusii - Benth.
        Botanical name: - Diplotropis martiusii Benth.

Bowdichia martiusi (Benth.)ducke • Bowdichia martiusii (Benth.) Ducke • Dibrachion riparium Benth.

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Tree , Lifespan: Perennial

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

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