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Tapirira mexicana (Tapirira mexicana)

Description

Tapirira mexicana is a species of rainforest tree in the family Anacardiaceae of Central America and Mexico (in the states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz). The tree requires intense sunlight for its saplings to establish.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Sapindales

            • Family: Anacardiaceae

              • Genus: Tapirira