Tipuana
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Tipuana belongs to subfamily Faboideae
of the legume family Fabaceae
. It has sessile leaves, and produces samara (fruit)
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Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....
of the legume family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. It has sessile leaves, and produces samara (fruit)
Samara (fruit)
A samara is a type of fruit in which a flattened wing of fibrous, papery tissue develops from the ovary wall. A samara is a simple dry fruit and indehiscent . It is a winged achene...
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List of species
- Tipuana amazonica Ducke (accepted name Vatairea macrocarpa)
- Tipuana auriculata Allemao (accepted name Luetzelburgia auriculata)
- Tipuana cinerascens (Benth.) Malme (accepted name Vatairea macrocarpa)
- Tipuana erythrocarpa Ducke (accepted name Vatairea erythrocarpa)
- Tipuana fusca Ducke (accepted name Vatairea fusca)
- Tipuana heteroptera (Allemao) Benth. (accepted name Vatairea heteroptera)
- Tipuana lundellii Standl. (accepted name Vatairea lundellii)
- Tipuana macrocarpa (Benth.) Benth. (accepted name Vatairea macrocarpa)
- Tipuana mucronata (Benth.) J.F. Macbr. (accepted name Vatairea macrocarpa)
- Tipuana sericea Ducke (accepted name Vatairea sericea)
- Tipuana speciosa Benth. (accepted name Tipuana tipuTipuana tipuTipuana tipu, known as Rosewood, is a South American tree of the genus Tipuana. Tipu trees can reach 100 feet in height and 60 feet wide. They are known for being shade trees. Tipu leaves vary in size from 1/2 inch to 3 inches or more and they grow in clusters. The flowers are bright yellow in...
) - Tipuana tipa Lillo (accepted name Tipuana tipuTipuana tipuTipuana tipu, known as Rosewood, is a South American tree of the genus Tipuana. Tipu trees can reach 100 feet in height and 60 feet wide. They are known for being shade trees. Tipu leaves vary in size from 1/2 inch to 3 inches or more and they grow in clusters. The flowers are bright yellow in...
) - Tipuana tipuTipuana tipuTipuana tipu, known as Rosewood, is a South American tree of the genus Tipuana. Tipu trees can reach 100 feet in height and 60 feet wide. They are known for being shade trees. Tipu leaves vary in size from 1/2 inch to 3 inches or more and they grow in clusters. The flowers are bright yellow in...
(Benth.) Kuntze