Ormosia nobilis
| Ormosia nobilis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Ormosia |
| Species: | O. nobilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ormosia nobilis Tul. | |
Ormosia nobilis (sometimes incorrectly: Ormosia novilis[1]) is a tree-forming plant species in the genus Ormosia.[2] It grows in tropical South America, primarily in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela.[1][2] The Ormosis nobilis tree is known as "sirari"[3] and it produces a commercial hardwood which is also known as sirari.[1]
Growth characteristics
The tree grows in the rain forests and reaches heights of up to 30 metres (98 ft), with very straight and cylindrical trunks.[3]
Uses
The wood is commercially cut for hardwood floors.[1][3] The seeds are used in native handicrafts.[4]
Names
The tree and the wood are known by a variety of names including:[1]
- Amargo blanco,
- Baracara,
- Chocho,
- Jatobahy do igapo,
- Kokriki,
- Mekoe,
- Palo de matos,
- Peonio, and
- Tento
Varieties
Varieties include:
- Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. bolivarensis Rudd[5]
- Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. nobilis[6]
- Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. santaremnensis (Ducke)Rudd[7]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sirari (Botanical: Ormosia novilis)". Woodworkers Source (World Timbers Inc.). Archived from the original on 9 January 2009.
- 1 2 "Ormosia nobilis Tul.". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 6.0). Archived from the original on 30 November 2004.
- 1 2 3 "Sirari". (INPA).
- ↑ Frausin, Gina; Trujillo, Edwin; Correa, Marco A. and Gonzalez, Victor H. (2008). "Seeds Used in Handicrafts Manufactured by an Emberá-Katío Indigenous Population Displaced by Violence in Colombia". Caldasia (Bogotá) 30 (2).
- ↑ "Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. bolivarensis Rudd". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 6.0). Archived from the original on 30 November 2004.
- ↑ "Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. nobilis". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 10.38).
- ↑ "Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. santaremnensis (Ducke)Rudd". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 10.38).
Further reading
- Rudd, V. E. (1965). "American Spp. Ormosia". Contributions from the US National Herbarium 32 (5): 279–384.
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