Brosimum guianense

Brosimum guianense
	Ripe and unripe fruit
	Botanical illustration
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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; ;

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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
Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs
Leaves and twig
Close up of adaxial surface of leaf
Close up of abaxial surface of leaf
Bole
Latex oozing from wound
Section of unripe fruit
Ripe fruit
Seeds

References

^ 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.
^ Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 7: 172 (1913)
^ ^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.
^ "Brosimum guianense amourette". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ 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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[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)

[582693-1-3] "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.

[1_of_1424_Google_Scholar_Hits-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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Brosimum guianense

Ripe and unripe fruit

Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific 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^[2]
Synonyms^[3]
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