''Dalbergia frutescens'' is a species of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
distributed along the
Atlantic coast of
South America. Its habit is variable, usually being a
liana
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
.
Its claim to fame is that at some point ''Dalbergia frutescens'' var. ''tomentosa'' (restricted to Brazil) erroneously was assumed to yield the famous
tulipwood.
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References
frutescens
Flora of Brazil
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