Brosimum guianense
Brosimum guianense | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Brosimum |
Species: | B. guianense
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Binomial name | |
Brosimum guianense | |
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Brosimum guianense, called snakewood, letterwood, leopardwood, and amourette, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brosimum, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and tropical South America.[3][4] A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), its heartwood can command a price of $30 per kg.[5]
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Figure on heartwood
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Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs
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Leaves and twig
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Close up of adaxial surface of leaf
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Close up of abaxial surface of leaf
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Bole
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Latex oozing from wound
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Section of unripe fruit
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Ripe fruit
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Seeds
References
- . Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 7: 172 (1913)
- ^ a b "Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Brosimum guianense amourette". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- S2CID 449954.