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Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke

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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]

  • Figure on heartwood

    Figure on heartwood

  • Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs

    Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs

  • Leaves and twig

    Leaves and twig

  • Close up of adaxial surface of leaf

    Close up of adaxial surface of leaf

  • Close up of abaxial surface of leaf

    Close up of abaxial surface of leaf

  • Bole

    Bole

  • Latex oozing from wound

    Latex oozing from wound

  • Section of unripe fruit

    Section of unripe fruit

  • Ripe fruit

    Ripe fruit

  • Seeds

    Seeds

References

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 7: 172 (1913)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Brosimum guianense amourette". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ 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. S2CID 449954.
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Brosimum guianense: Brief Summary

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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. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), its heartwood can command a price of $30 per kg.

Figure on heartwood

Figure on heartwood

Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs

Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs

Leaves and twig

Leaves and twig

Close up of adaxial surface of leaf

Close up of adaxial surface of leaf

Close up of abaxial surface of leaf

Close up of abaxial surface of leaf

Bole

Bole

Latex oozing from wound

Latex oozing from wound

Section of unripe fruit

Section of unripe fruit

Ripe fruit

Ripe fruit

Seeds

Seeds

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