Koompassia | |
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Koompassia excelsa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Dialioideae |
Genus: | Koompassia Maingay ex Benth. (1873) |
Synonyms[1] | |
Abauria Becc. (1877) |
Koompassia is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. It includes three species with range across southeast Asia, from Thailand to New Guinea. It belongs to the subfamily Dialioideae.[2] They are tall tropical forest trees; K. excelsa is one of the tallest tree species in the tropics.