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Brosimum Rubescens
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Guianense
''Brosimum guianense'', called snakewood, letterwood, leopardwood, and amourette, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Brosimum ''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraens ...'', native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and tropical South America. A tree reaching , its heartwood can command a price of $30 per kg. References guianense Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Veracruz Flora of Central America Flora of Trinidad and Tobago Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of Brazil Plants described in 1913 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Moraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Gaudichaudii
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * ''Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudolmedia Spuria
''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree") and used for timber, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine. Selected species * ''Pseudolmedia ferruginea'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Trécul ( type) * '' Pseudolmedia gentryi'' C.C.Berg * '' Pseudolmedia glabrata'' (Liebm.) C.C.Berg, called cherry * '' Pseudolmedia havanensis'' Trécul (type) * '' Pseudolmedia hirtula'' Kuhlm. * '' Pseudolmedia laevigata'' Trécul * '' Pseudolmedia laevis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr. * '' Pseudolmedia macrophylla'' Trécul * '' Pseudolmedia manabiensis'' C.C.Berg * ''Pseudolmedia mollis'' Standl. * ''Pseudolmedia rigida'' (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Cuatrec. * '' Pseudolmedia spuria'' (Sw.) Griseb. : List sources : * Note: Despite having been designated as types for this genus, The Plant List considers ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Utile
''Brosimum utile'' (Kunth), also called ''Galactodendron'', Pittier (= ''B. galactodendron)'' is a plant species in the family Moraceae. Description ''Brosimum utile'' can grow to a height of 30m. It is monoecious and has bisexual inflorescences. History In 1799 the German polymath Alexander von Humboldt, accompanied by French botanist Aimé Bonpland, embarked on a five-year trip to South America. On one occasion in January 1800 they traveled 130 miles, climbing the Silla de Caracas mountain near Caracas, Venezuela, passed through the valleys of Aragua and Tui, visited the mountains of Los Tequos, the hot springs of Mariare and Trinchera, and the northern shore of the lake of Valencia (by the town of Valencia, Venezuela), where they made the discovery of the cow-tree, so called from its yielding milk. They continued through New Valencia and over the mountain range of Higuerote to Puerto Cabello, 20 miles north of Valencia. By February 1801 they had reached Havana, Cuba. Humb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satine Bloodwood
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Brosimum Rubescens
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Potabile
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Parinarioides
''Brosimum parinarioides'', also called ''leite de amapá'', is an evergreen tree which grows in the semi-arid to humid tropical lowlands of South America. It can reach a height of up to 32 m. Uses ''Brosimum parinarioides'' can be used in carbon farming, as it is a canopy tree in rainforests. It is used for medicinal purposes, as an edible milk, and for its wild harvested nuts. ''Brosimum parinarioides'' can be used as an adulterant of balata. (Balata is "a gum or latex made from tree sap and resembling rubber" which can be made into gaskets, chewing gum, or a gutta-percha Gutta-percha is a tree of the genus ''Palaquium'' in the family Sapotaceae. The name also refers to the rigid, naturally biologically inert, resilient, electrically nonconductive, thermoplastic latex derived from the tree, particularly from ' ... substitute.) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15474845 Perennial protein crops parinarioides Plant milk Taxa named by Adolpho Ducke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Multinervium
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Melanopotamicum
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Longifolium
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brosimum Lactescens
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (''Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * ''Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * ''Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |