Bowdichia
Bowdichia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus includes two species native to tropical South America and Costa Rica. Bowdichia nitida Spruce ex Benth. – northern Brazil and northern Bolivia Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth – Costa Rica to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname
General: Molecular data indicate that Bowdichia is a member Use: Bowdichia nitida Benth. (sucupira) is an important timber
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Bowdichia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The genus includes two species native to tropical South America and Costa Rica. Bowdichia nitida Spruce ex Benth. – northern Brazil and northern Bolivia Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth – Costa Rica to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil
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