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Schinopsis

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Schinopsis

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Schinopsis is a genus of South American trees in the family Anacardiaceae, also known by the common names quebracho, quebracho colorado and red quebracho. In Brazil it is known as baraúna or braúna.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSapindales
  5. FamilyAnacardiaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru
Observations recorded4,533

Nativa do Brasil. Não é endêmica do Brasil. Ocorre no Brasil: Sim.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
186
With media
68
Family
Anacardiaceae
Collections
USP-IB, MO, CM, UEL, MICH, NY
Recorded in
Brasil, Israel, Syria, Peru, Bolivia, Panama, United States, Argentina

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
  • Uses
  • Parasites and pathogens
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Schinopsis is a genus of South American trees in the family Anacardiaceae, also known by the common names quebracho, quebracho colorado and red quebracho. In Brazil it is known as baraúna or braúna.

==Description== The species within this genus inhabit different regions of the Gran Chaco ecoregion including parts of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. In Brazil it can be found as a component of the Caatinga in the northwestern region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schinopsis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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