Dalbergia frutescens

Dalbergia frutescens is a species of shrub distributed along the Atlantic coast of South America. Its habit is variable, usually being a liana.

Dalbergia frutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dalbergia
Species:
D. frutescens
Binomial name
Dalbergia frutescens
(Vell.) Britton
Synonyms[1]
  • Dalbergia variabilis Vogel
  • Pterocarpus frutescens Vell.
  • Triptolemea glabra Benth.
  • Triptolemea latifolia Benth.
  • Triptolemea montana Benth.
  • Triptolemea montana Mart.
  • Triptolemea ovata Benth.
  • Triptolemea pauciflora Benth.
  • Triptolemea platycarpa Benth.

Its claim to fame is that at some point Dalbergia frutescens var. tomentosa (restricted to Brazil) erroneously was assumed to yield the famous tulipwood.

References
  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 12 December 2015


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