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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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