Wallaceodendron

Wallaceodendron
Wallaceodendron celebicum in greenhouse at Huntington Gardens
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Wallaceodendron Koord.
Species:	W. celebicum
Binomial name
Wallaceodendron celebicum Koord.
Synonyms [2]
Pithecellobium williamsii Elmer

Wallaceodendron celebicum is species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the Philippines and Sulawesi. Typical habitat is tropical coastal and inland rain forest from sea level to 850 meters elevation. ^[2] It is the sole species in genus Wallaceodendron. The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. ^[3]

Timber from the tree, known as banúyo (ironwood) or derham mahogany, is used for furniture, cabinet making, and flooring. ^[2]

References

1. Energy Development Corporation (EDC) (2024). "Wallaceodendron celebicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T33262A67804529. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T33262A67804529.en . Retrieved May 28, 2025.
2. Wallaceodendron Koord. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
3. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon . 66 (1): 44–77. doi: 10.12705/661.3 . hdl: 10568/90658 .