Plathymenia
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For the mollusc genus, see Plathymenia (mollusc).
Plathymenia reticulata (Portuguese: vinhático) is a species of legume native to much of eastern South America. It is placed in its own genus, Platyhymenia, although other species have previously been recognised in that genus. It grows up to 30 m (98 ft) tall, and has distinctive flattened seed pods. Its wood is rot-resistant, and is widely used as a structural timber.
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Plathymenia | |
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Mature tree | |
Seed pods | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Plathymenia Benth. (1840), nom. cons. |
Species: | P. reticulata |
Binomial name | |
Plathymenia reticulata Benth. (1841) | |
Synonyms [2][3][4] | |
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