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Eperua
Sign in to saveEperua is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to subfamily Detarioideae. It includes 16 species native to northern South America, in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil. They live in the jungles, often along rivers or streams. The leaves are compound pinnate, with smooth margins, and the fruits are long pods. The wood of E. falcata is called wallaba and is often used in construction.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toBrazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Eperua es un género de árboles tropicales que comprende 15 especies perteneciente a la familia Fabaceae subfamilia Caesalpiniaceae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 133
- With media
- 49
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- NY, UEFS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MO, F, FSL
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Brazil, Brasil, Guiana, Peru, Venezuela, Surinam, Colombia
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- Eperua
- taxon name
- Eperua
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Eperua
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