Dipteryx

Dipteryx
	Baru tree (Dipteryx alata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Dipterygeae
Genus:	Dipteryx; Schreb.
Species
	12; see text
Synonyms
	Baryosma Gaertn. (1790), nom. rej.; Bolducia Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.; Coumarouna Aubl. (1775), nom. rej.; Cumaruna J.F.Gmel. (1792), orth. var.; Heinzia Scop. (1777); Oleiocarpon Dwyer (1965);

Dipteryx is a genus containing a number of species of large trees and possibly shrubs. It belongs to the "papilionoid" subfamily – Faboideae – of the family Fabaceae. This genus is native to South and Central America and the Caribbean. Formerly, the related genus Taralea was included in Dipteryx.

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