Astronium

	Astronium ''Astronium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to Central and South America. ''Astronium'' is a genus of dioecious trees. Leaves are deciduous, alternate, and odd-pinnate. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: ''Astronium concinnum'' Schott ''Astronium fraxinifolium'' Schott ''Astronium gardneri'' Mattick ''Astronium glaziovii'' Mattick ''Astronium graveolens'' Jacq. (syn. ''Astronium conzattii'' S.F.Blake) ''Astronium lecointei'' Ducke ''Astronium mirandae'' F.A.Barkley ''Astronium nelson-rosae'' Santin ''Astronium obliquum'' Griseb. ''Astronium pumilum'' J.D.Mitch. & Daly ''Astronium ulei'' Mattick Species formerly placed in this genus that are now placed in ''Myracrodruon'' include: ''Astronium balansae'' Engl. → ''Myracrodruon balansae'' ''Astronium urundeuva'' → ''Myracrodruon urundeuva'' Fossil record Fossils of an ''Astronium'' sp. have been described from the fossil flora of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Astronium Graveolens ''Astronium graveolens'' is a species of flowering tree in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Bolivia. Common names include glassywood, ronrón (Spanish), and aroeira ( Portuguese). This plant is cited in '' Flora Brasiliensis'' by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botany, botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His m .... Description ''Astronium graveolens'' grows to a height of . The trunk can have a diameter of up to and is straight and cylindrical. At the base it has buttresses which may be about tall. The crown is rounded with irregular branches. The bark is grey, shiny and smooth, with paler patches where pieces have peeled off. The leaves are alternate and pinnate, with five to seven oblong or obovate le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Astronium Lecointei ''Astronium lecointei'' (Portuguese common name muiracatiara) is a timber tree, which is native to Brazil. References External links ''Astronium lecointei''photos of wood Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ... lecointei Trees of the Amazon rainforest Trees of Brazil Taxa named by Adolpho Ducke {{Anacardiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Astronium Fraxinifolium ''Astronium fraxinifolium'' is a timber tree, which is native to Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. Common names include kingwood, locustwood, tigerwood, and zebrawood. It is known in Portuguese as Gonçalo-alves. This plant is cited in '' Flora Brasiliensis'' by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It is also used to make hardwood Hardwood is wood from Flowering plant, angiosperm trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal ecosystem, boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostl ... such as tigerwood. References External links''Astronium fraxinifolium''photo Flora Brasiliensis: ''Astronium fraxinifolium'' fraxinifolium Endemic flora of Brazil Trees of Brazil Trees of the Amazon rainforest Flora of the Atlantic Forest Flora of the Cerrado Vulnerable flora of South America Plants described in 1827 {{rosid-tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]