Symphonia globulifera
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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Symphonia |
| Species: | S. globulifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Symphonia globulifera L.f. | |
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Symphonia gabonensis (Vesque) Pierre | |
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, São Tomé, Príncipe, Zaire
- West Tropical Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
- South Tropical Africa: Angola
See also
- List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "Symphonia globulifera L. f." Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- "Symphonia globulifera L.f." Classificação segundo a Flora brasiliensis. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
External links
- "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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