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Pterocarpus santalinoides

Pterocarpus santalinoides L'Hér. ex DC.
Pterocarpus santalinoides
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Pterocarpus santalinoides is a species in the Fabaceae family, commonly referred to as mututi. It was first described in 1825 and is distributed across several regions including Brazil, Colombia, Congo, and others in South America and Africa.

Description

Pterocarpus santalinoides belongs to the genus Pterocarpus in the legume family, Fabaceae. This species is found in a wide range of locations, including Brazil (Northeast, North, and West-Central), Argentina (Northeast), Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, and other regions. It is locally known as mututi. The species was first published in 1825 under the scientific name Pterocarpus santalinoides by L'Hér. ex DC.

Distribution

BR · Cimitarra · Amazonas, Vaupés · Global · Argentina Northeast · Benin · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil West-Central · Burkina · Cameroon · Central African Repu · Colombia · Congo · Ecuador · Equatorial Guinea · French Guiana · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea · Gulf of Guinea Is. · Guyana · Honduras · Ivory Coast · Liberia · Mali · Nigeria

Synonyms

Ancylocalyx acuminataLingoum esculentumPterocarpus amazonicusPterocarpus esculentusPterocarpus grandisPterocarpus micheliiPterocarpus ancylocalyxAmphymenium longifoliumPterocarpus micheliiPterocarpus esculentusPterocarpus grandis

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