Calycophyllum candidissimum, the degami, dagame or lemonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Calycophyllum, native to southern Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1] It is the national tree of Nicaragua.[2]
| Calycophyllum candidissimum | |
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| In Managua | |
| Flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Calycophyllum |
| Species: | C. candidissimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Calycophyllum candidissimum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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| Calycophyllum candidissimum |
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| Macrocnemum candidissimum |
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