Biology:Brosimum guianense
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Brosimum
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Scientific classification 
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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 (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke[2]
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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]
Figure on heartwood
Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs
Leaves and twig
Close up of adaxial surface of leaf
Close up of abaxial surface of leaf
Bole
Latex oozing from wound
Section of unripe fruit
Ripe fruit
Seeds
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References
- ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Brosimum guianense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T61810395A146780654. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T61810395A146780654.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61810395/146780654. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 7: 172 (1913)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:582693-1.
- ↑ "Brosimum guianense amourette". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/157247/i-Brosimum-guianense-i/Details.
- ↑ Scholz, Gunthard; Liebner, Falk; Koch, Gerald; Bues, Claus-Thomas; Günther, Björn; Bäucker, Ernst (2007). "Chemical, anatomical and technological properties of Snakewood [Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber]". Wood Science and Technology 41 (8): 673–686. doi:10.1007/s00226-007-0149-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q965837 entry
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