Tapirira bethanniana

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Tapirira bethanniana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Tapirira
Species:
T. bethanniana
Binomial name
Tapirira bethanniana
J.D.Mitch.

Tapirira bethanniana is a tall tree of the family Anacardiaceae. [2] It is endemic to tropical rainforests of French Guiana. [2]

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Tapirira bethanniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T36079A9972831. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36079A9972831.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Bongers, F.; Charles-Dominique, P.; Forget, P.-M.; et al., eds. (2001-11-01). Nouragues: Dynamics and Plant-Animal Interactions in a Neotropical Rainforest (Monographiae Biologicae). Springer. p. 456. ISBN   978-1-4020-0123-9.