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Dacryodes excelsa Vahl
candletree
       
Symbol:   DAEX  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Burseraceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree  
Native Status:  
PR    N



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Distribution:
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl

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Related Taxa:
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl

View 6 genera in Burseraceae, 2 species in Dacryodes
 

Classification:
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Burseraceae – Frankincense family
Genus Dacryodes Vahl – dacryodes
Species Dacryodes excelsa Vahl – candletree
 

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Dacryodes excelsa Vahl

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28768.
 

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Dacryodes excelsa Vahl

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