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Barnebydendron

Barnebydendron
Phyllocarpus septentrionalis16.JPG
Barnebydendron septentrionalis in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Genus: Barnebydendron
J.H.Kirkbr. 1999
Species: B. riedelii
Binomial name
Barnebydendron riedelii
(Tul.) J.H.Kirkbr. 1999
Species

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Synonyms
  • Phyllocarpus Riedel ex Tul. 1843
  • Phyllocarpus riedelii Tul. 1843
  • Phyllocarpus septentrionalis Donn. Sm. 1913

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Barnebydendron riedelii, also known as monkey-flower tree and fire of Pakistan (Thai: ประดู่แดง), is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae. It is the only member of the genus Barnebydendron. It is a tree reaching 10–12 m in height with scarlet red flowers. Originally it came from tropical dry forests of Central America, but it has been extensively grown in tropical areas worldwide as a garden tree.



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