Hydnocarpus wrayi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Achariaceae |
Genus: | Hydnocarpus |
Species: | H. wrayi |
Binomial name | |
Hydnocarpus wrayi | |
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