Scientific name Dalbergia frutescens Rank Species | ||
Similar Dalbergia, Legumes, Dalbergia cearensis, Dalbergia latifolia, Machaerium | ||
Dalbergia frutescens is a species of shrub distributed along the Atlantic coast of South America. Its habit is variable, usually being a liana.
Its claim to fame is that at some point Dalbergia frutescens var. tomentosa (restricted to Brazil) erroneously was assumed to yield the famous tulipwood.
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