Snakewood is a common name of several different plants: * '' Acacia'' species (family Fabaceae) in Australia, '' Acacia eremaea'', '' Acacia intorta'', ''

Acacia xiphophylla ''Acacia xiphophylla'', commonly known as snakewood or snake-wood, is a tree in the family Fabaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. The indigenous group the Martuthunira, Ngarluma and Yindjibarndi peoples know it as marrawa, the Kariyarr ...

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Brosimum guianense ''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 , its ...

'' (= ''Piratinera guianensis'') (family

Moraceae The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however ...

) (Letterwood, Leopardwood) in South America, an exotic hardwood prized for its highly figured grain * ''

Cecropia ''Cecropia'' is a Neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the Neotropics, with the majority of the speci ...

'' species, from North South America to Middle America, ''

Cecropia peltata ''Cecropia peltata'' is a fast-growing tree in the genus ''Cecropia''. Common names include trumpet tree, trumpet-bush, bacano and snakewood. It is listed as one of the world's 100 worst invasive alien species. Description ''Cecropia peltata'' ...

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Cecropia palmata ''Cecropia'' is a Neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the Neotropics, with the majority of the speci ...

'' and others * ''

Colubrina ''Colubrina'' is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the Indian Ocean islands. Common names include ...

'' species (family Rhamnaceae) in North America * '' Condalia'' species (family Rhamnaceae) in North and South America * ''

Mennegoxylon ''Mennegoxylon'', commonly referred to as snakewood, is a genus of now extinct trees exhibiting a cell structure resembling snake skin when viewed in cross section. ''Mennegoxylon'' is found in the Eocene age Yegua Formation of Texas and Louisi ...

'' species, an extinct genus of trees * ''

Strychnos colubrina ''Strychnos'' is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the family Loganiaceae (sometimes Strychnaceae). The genus includes about 100 accepted species of trees and lianas, and more than 200 that are as yet unresolved. The genus is widely dis ...

'', from Myanmar, Sulawesi, New Guinea * ''

Zygia ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * '' Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * '' Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J ...

'' species, such as ''

Zygia racemosa ''Zygia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Selected species * '' Zygia cataractae'' (Kunth) L.Rico * '' Zygia claviflora'' (Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J ...

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