Myroxylon prunifolium

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Taxonomy

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: Spermatopsida () - Brongniart, 1843
        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: Myroxylon () - Linnaeus f., 1882, nom. cons.
        Specific epithet: prunifolium - Kuntze
        Botanical name: - Myroxylon prunifolium Kuntze

Synonyms

Craepaloprumnon Prunifolium • Craepaloprumnon prunifolium (Kunth) H. Karst. • Flacourtia Prunifolia • Flacourtia prunifolia Kunth • Hisingera Prunifolia • Hisingera prunifolia (Kunth) Clos • Xylosma Prunifolia

Notes

Publishing author : Kuntze Publication : Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 44 1891 [5 Nov 1891]

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Members of the genus Myroxylon

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

M. balsamum (Balsam) · M. balsamum var. balsamum (Balsam of Tolu) · M. balsamum var. pereirae (Balsam of Peru) · M. flexuosum (Brushholly) · M. peruiferum (Quina Colorada)

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8445911
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:111909-1
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 166519-2
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1283758