''Symphonia globulifera'', commonly known as boarwood,
is a timber tree abundant in Central America, the Caribbean, South America and Africa. This plant is also used as a
medicinal plant
Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including defense and protection ag ...
and
ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...
.
Common names
Common trade names of the wood of the ''Symphonia globulifera'' are: chewstick, chestick, manni, manil, azufre, and Árbol de Leche Maria.
Distribution
''Symphonia globulifera'' is abundant in the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Ecuador) and Africa (from Liberia east to Uganda and south to Angola).
Population genetics
''S. globulifera'' is highly
structured across
Mesoamerica
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and the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean ...
, while the eastern foothills of the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
show little diversity.
See also
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List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil
References
External links
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globulifera
Trees of Mexico
Trees of South America
Trees of Africa
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