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Piptadenia gonoacantha (Mart.) J.F.Macbr.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Piptadenia

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Piptadenia gonoacantha: Piptadenia gonoacantha's young trunk detail
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
落腺檀
Portuguese
Pau-jacaré, Jacaré

Synonyms

  • Acacia callosa Spreng.
  • Acacia gonoacantha Mart.
  • Piptadenia communis Benth.
  • Piptadenia communis var. inermis Hassl.
  • Piptadenia gonoacantha var. gonoacantha
  • Piptadenia gonoacantha var. inermis Burkart
  • Pityrocarpa gonoacantha (Mart.) Brenan

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.