''Erythrophleum fordii'' is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclu ...

in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree about tall, occasionally reaching 30 metres. It is found in southeastern China,

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, and

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. It is a valuable timber tree threatened by overexploitation. It is under second-class national protection in China.

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