Symphonia globulifera

Symphonia globulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Clusiaceae
Genus:Symphonia
Species: S. globulifera
Binomial name
Symphonia globulifera
Synonyms

Symphonia gabonensis (Vesque) Pierre
Symphonia microphyllaR.E. Schult.
Symphonia utilissimaR.E. Schult.
Moronobea coccinea Aubl.
Moronobea globulifera (L.f) Schltdl.
Sources:[1][2][3][4]

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
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Symphonia globulifera L.f. record n° 8167". 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.
  2. ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1987-02-20). "Taxon: Symphonia globulifera L. f." Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Symphonia globulifera L. f." Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Symphonia globulifera L.f." Classificação segundo a Flora brasiliensis. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  • "Symphonia globulifera". La Selva Digital Flora. Estación Biológica La Selva. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  • "Symphonia globulifera Linn. f." 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 on January 16, 2009. Retrieved 2008-05-12.


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