Symphonia globulifera
| Symphonia globulifera | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Clusioideae |
| Tribe: | Symphonieae |
| Genus: | Symphonia |
| Species: | S. globulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Symphonia globulifera L.f. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Symphonia gabonensis (Vesque) Pierre | |
Symphonia globulifera is a timber tree native to Central America, South America and Africa. This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant.
Common names
Common trade names of the wood of the Symphonia globulifera are: Chewstick, Chestick, Manni, and Árbol de Leche Maria.
Distribution
- Native
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- Neotropic
- Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
- Caribbean: Dominica, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Jamaica, St. Lucia
- Northern South America: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Brazil: Brazil
- Western South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador
- Afrotropic
- East Tropical Africa: Burundi, Uganda
- West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome, Principe, Zaire
- West Tropical Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
- South Tropical Africa: Angola
References
- ↑ "Symphonia globulifera L.f. record n° 8167" (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1987-02-20). "Taxon: Symphonia globulifera L. f." (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ "Symphonia globulifera L. f." (HTML). Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ↑ "Symphonia globulifera L.f." (HTML). Classificação segundo a Flora brasiliensis. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
See also
External links
- "Symphonia globulifera" (HTML). La Selva Digital Flora. Estación Biológica La Selva. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- "Symphonia globulifera Linn. f." (HTML). Linnean herbarium (S-LINN). Swedish Museum of Natural History. 2002-04-23. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- FOURNIER, L.A. "Symphonia globulifera". Species Descriptions. Universidad de Costa Rica. Archived from the original (HTML) on January 16, 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
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