Tabebuia cassinoides
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Tabebuia cassinoides is a tree native to Atlantic Forest vegetation
Vegetation
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 in Brazil
Brazil
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. It is used as a timber tree to make pencil
Pencil
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Other Names

Other Scientific Names:

Tabebuia cassinoides Schnee

Bignonia cassinoides Lam.

Bignonia tabebuya Vell.

Bignonia uliginosa Gomez

Catalpa cassinoides (Lam.) Spr
Spathodea magnolioides Cham.

Tabebuia leucantha Gomez ex Saldanha de Gama ex Bureau & K. Schum. ex Mart

Tabebuia magnolioides (Cham.) Miers

Tabebuia uliginosa (J. C. Gomez) A. DC.

Tecoma uliginosa Mart. ex DC.
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