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(Redirected from Piratinera guianensis) Species of plant in the genus Brosimum

Brosimum guianense
Ripe and unripe fruit
Botanical illustration
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Brosimum
Species: B. guianense
Binomial name
Brosimum guianense
(Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke
Synonyms
List
    • Alicastrum guianense (Aubl.) Kuntze
    • Brosimum aubletii Poepp. & Endl.
    • Brosimum discolor Schott
    • Brosimum lecointei Ducke
    • Brosimum palmarum Standl.
    • Brosimum panamense (Pittier) Standl. & Steyerm.
    • Brosimum rotundatum Standl.
    • Brosimum tessmannii Mildbr.
    • Brosimum velutinum (S.F.Blake) Ducke
    • Piratinera discolor (Schott) Pittier
    • Piratinera guianensis Aubl.
    • Piratinera lecointei Ducke
    • Piratinera lemeei Benoist
    • Piratinera mollis Killip
    • Piratinera panamensis Pittier
    • Piratinera scabridula S.F.Blake
    • Piratinera velutina S.F.Blake

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

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. ^ "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.
Taxon identifiers
Brosimum guianense


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