Oxandra lanceolata

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Lancewood
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Oxandra
Species:
O. lanceolata
Binomial name
Oxandra lanceolata
(Sw.) A.Rich. ;
Adansonia 8: 168 1868[1]
Synonyms

Bocagea virgata (Sw.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Cananga lancea Poit. ex DC.
Guatteria virgata (A.Rich.) Dunal
Oxandra virgata A.Rich.
Uvaria lanceolata Sw.[2][3][4]

Oxandra lanceolata is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It occurs naturally in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[5][6]

It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres high.

leaf blade. The petiole is bare and grows up to 1–2 mm in length.[6] Its compound fruit are ellipsoidal in shape, reddish-black in colour, 11–13 mm long and 7–9 mm wide.[6] Its wood is used as a raw material,[7] such as from October 1886 onwards for truncheons of the Metropolitan Police
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References

  1. ^ Stevens P.F. (2001). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website". Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. ^ "Oxandra lanceolata (Sw.) Baill". The Plant List. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Oxandra lanceolata". itis.gov. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Plants of the World Online". RBG Kew Science. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Oxandra lanceolata – Maps". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d "Oxandra lanceolata" (in French). Plantes & botanique. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ISBN 9780521414210
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