Aspidosperma macrocarpon

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Aspidosperma macrocarpon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Aspidosperma Species: A. macrocarpon
Binomial name
Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart.

Aspidosperma macrocarpon (syn. Aspidosperma macrocarpum Mart., Aspidosperma gardneri Müll.Arg., Aspidosperma duckei Huber ex Ducke, Aspidosperma platyphyllum Müll.Arg., Aspidosperma snethlagei Markgr., Aspidosperma verbascifolium Müll.Arg.) is a timber tree native to Brazil, which is typical of Cerrado vegetation. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and it is useful for beekeeping.

[edit] See also

• List of honey plants
• List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Aspidosperma macrocarpum