Schinopsis

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Schinopsis
Quebracho colorado chaqueño (Schinopsis balansae)
Quebracho colorado chaqueño (Schinopsis balansae)
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Schinopsis
Engl.

Schinopsis is a genus of South American trees in the family Anacardiaceae. The species within this genus inhabit different regions of the Gran Chaco ecoregion including parts of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Their common name is quebracho, from Spanish quiebra-hacha, "axe-breaker", a recognition to the hardness of their wood.

Schinopsis is the exclusive food plant of the moth Coleophora haywardi.