Calycophyllum candidissimum
| Calycophyllum candidissimum | |
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| In Managua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Calycophyllum |
| Species: | C. candidissimum
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| Binomial name | |
| Calycophyllum candidissimum | |
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Calycophyllum candidissimum, the degami, dagame, or lemonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.[2] It is the national tree of Nicaragua.[3] It is found in the ecoregion of Central American dry forests.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Calycophyllum candidissimum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61957677A150112869. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61957677A150112869.en. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Calycophyllum candidissimum (Vahl) DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Mosquin, Daniel (15 April 2008). "Calycophyllum candidissimum". Botany Photo of the Day. UBC Botanical Garden. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Andraka, Sandra. Guariguata, Manuel (ed.). "Central America: Patches scattered through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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