Dolichandrone | |
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Dolichandrone falcata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Clade: | Crescentiina |
Clade: | Paleotropical clade |
Genus: | Dolichandrone Seem. [1] |
Species | |
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