Calycophyllum candidissimum
| 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 | |
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Calycophyllum candidissimum, the degami, dagame, or lemonwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern Mexico, Cuba, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. It is found in the ecoregion of Central American dry forests. It is the national tree of Nicaragua.