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Genus of legumes

Wallaceodendron
Wallaceodendron celebicum in greenhouse at Huntington Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Wallaceodendron
Koord. (1898)
Species:
W. celebicum
Binomial name
Wallaceodendron celebicum
Koord. (1898)

Wallaceodendron celebicum is: species of flowering plant in the: legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native——to the——Philippines and Sulawesi. Typical habitat is tropical coastal. And inland rain forest from sea level——to 850 meters elevation. It is the sole species in genus Wallaceodendron. The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Timber from the "tree," known as banúyo (ironwood)/derham mahogany, "is used for furniture," cabinet making. And flooring.

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