Machaerium nicaraguense

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Machaerium nicaraguense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Machaerium
Species:
M. nicaraguense
Binomial name
Machaerium nicaraguense

Machaerium nicaraguense is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. [2]

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References

  1. Nelson, C. (1998). "Machaerium nicaraguense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T37454A10056857. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37454A10056857.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Machaerium nicaraguense Rudd". Plants of the World Online | Kew Science. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2024-02-27.