Brosimum guianense
| Brosimum guianense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Brosimum |
| Species: | B. guianense
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| Binomial name | |
| Brosimum guianense | |
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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. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), its heartwood can command a price of $30 per kg.
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Figure on heartwood
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Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs
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Leaves and twig
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Close up of adaxial surface of leaf
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Close up of abaxial surface of leaf
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Bole
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Latex oozing from wound
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Section of unripe fruit
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Ripe fruit
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Seeds