Peltogyne (genus)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Fabales (order) > Fabaceae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing around 25 species of medium- to large-sized trees native to tropical regions of Central and South America. Valued for hard wood that becomes dark purplish brown upon exposure to UV light.
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Otros términos
- Peltogyne (genus) [en]
- Peltogyne (genus) [la]
- pau roxo (genus) [pt]
- purpleheart (genus) [en]
- purple heart (genus) [en]
- peltogyne (genus) [en]
- violetwood (Peltogyne genus) [en]
- violet wood (Peltogyne genus) [en]
- purplewood (genus) [en]
- amaranth (Peltogyne genus) [en]
- amarante (genus) [fr]