Astronium fraxinifolium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Anacardiaceae |
Genus: | Astronium |
Species: | A. fraxinifolium |
Binomial name | |
Astronium fraxinifolium | |
Astronium fraxinifolium is a hardwood timber tree, which is native to Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. Common names include kingwood, [1] locustwood, [1] tigerwood, [1] and zebrawood. [1] This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It is grouped with two other species of Astronium under the Portuguese name Gonçalo alves , also known as tigerwood.