Wallaceodendron celebicum is species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the Philippines and Sulawesi. Typical habitat is tropical coastal and inland rain forest from sea level to 850 meters elevation.[1] It is the sole species in genus Wallaceodendron. The genus belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[2]

Timber from the tree, known as banúyo (ironwood) or derham mahogany, is used for furniture, cabinet making, and flooring.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Wallaceodendron Koord. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaceodendron
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