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Muttonwood (Staphylea occidentalis occidentalis)

Description

Turpinia occidentalis, the muttonwood, is a tree species native to southern Mexico, Caribbean islands, Central America and northern South America.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Crossosomatales

            • Family: Staphyleaceae

              • Genus: Staphylea