Maquira sclerophylla

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Maquira sclerophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Maquira
Species:
M. sclerophylla
Binomial name
Maquira sclerophylla
Synonyms [2] [3]

Oldmedioperebea sclerophyllaDucke

Maquira sclerophylla is a timber tree and psychoactive plant native to tropical South America.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Maquira sclerophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T61886858A180066784. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61886858A180066784.en . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. Maquira sclerophylla Archived 11 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Richter, H.G., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2000 onwards.
  3. Commercial timbers: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. In English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Archived 7 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Version: 16 April 2006.