Cynometra grandiflora

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Cynometra grandiflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cynometra
Species:
C. grandiflora
Binomial name
Cynometra grandiflora
A.Gray (1854)
Synonyms [1]
  • Maniltoa amicorumA.C.Sm. (1959)
  • Maniltoa brevipesA.C.Sm. (1950)
  • Maniltoa grandiflora(A.Gray) Scheff. (1876)

Cynometra grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to Fiji and Tonga. [1]

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