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Symphonia globulifera

Symphonia globulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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:[2][3][4][5]

Symphonia globulifera, commonly known as boarwood,[1] is a timber tree abundant in Central America, the Caribbean, 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, manil, azufre, and Árbol de Leche Maria.

Distribution

Symphonia globulifera is abundant in the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Ecuador) and Africa (from Liberia east to Uganda and south to Angola).[1]

Population genetics

S. globulifera is highly structured across Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, while the eastern foothills of the Andes show little diversity.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Symphonia globulifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T63072A149040413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T63072A149040413.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Symphonia globulifera L. f." Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  5. ^ "Symphonia globulifera L.f." Classificação segundo a Flora brasiliensis. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  6. ^ Pennington, R. Toby; Lavin, Matt; Oliveira-Filho, Ary (2009). "Woody Plant Diversity, Evolution, and Ecology in the Tropics: Perspectives from Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 40 (1). Annual Reviews: 437–457. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.110308.120327. ISSN 1543-592X.


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