Dalbergia annamensis
Encyclopedia
Dalbergia annamensis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae
family.
It is found only in Vietnam
.
It is threatened by habitat loss and agent orange
.
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
family.
It is found only in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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It is threatened by habitat loss and agent orange
Agent Orange
Agent Orange is the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. Vietnam estimates 400,000 people were killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth...
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Source
- Nghia, N.H. 1998. Dalbergia annamensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 July 2007.