| Tachigali versicolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Tachigali |
| Species: | T. versicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachigali versicolor | |
Tachigali versicolor or the suicide tree is a species of tree found from Costa Rica to western Colombia. It is monocarpic, flowering only once before dying, which gives rise to its common name of the "suicide tree".[2]
- ^ "Tachigali versicolor Standl. & L. O. Williams - Encyclopedia of Life".
- ^ Loveless, M D; Hamrick, J L; Foster, R B (1998). "Population structure and mating system in Tachigali versicolor, a monocarpic neotropical tree". Heredity. 81 (2): 134–143. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00353.x. S2CID 23142468.