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Fabaceae

Guapuruvu tree

Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F.Blake

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Schizolobium

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Guapuruvu tree: Guapuruvu (Schizolobium parahyba) com as flores caídas no chão da praça do coreto, ou praça Silveira Martins, em Bagé-RS. Nome de étimo tupi difícil de determin
Photo: Bageense, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
巨叶凤凰木, 巨葉鳳凰木, 捕蚊树, 捕蚊樹, 桫椤豆, 桫欏豆, 离荚豆, 粘叶豆
English
Guapuruvu tree, Brazilian firetree, Guapuruvu
Portuguese
Garapuvu, Garapuvú, Guarapuvu, Guapuruvú
Spanish
Guapuruvu, Guapuruvú

Synonyms

  • Caesalpinia parahyba (Vell.) Allemao
  • Caesalpinia parahyba Allemão
  • Cassia parahyba Vell.
  • Schizolobium amazonicum Huber ex Ducke
  • Schizolobium excelsum Vogel
  • Schizolobium excelsum var. amazonicum (Huber ex Ducke) Ducke ex L.O.Williams
  • Schizolobium glutinosum Tul.
  • Schizolobium kellermanii Pittier
  • Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum (Huber ex Ducke) Barneby
  • Schizolobium parahyba var. parahyba
  • Schizolobium parahybrum (Vell.) S.F.Blake
  • Schizolobium parahybum (Vell.) S.F.Blake

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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.