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Definition: Astronium fraxinifolium

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Noun 1. Tall tropical American timber tree especially abundant in eastern Brazil; yields hard strong durable zebrawood with straight grain and dark strips on a pinkish to yellowish ground; widely used for veneer and furniture and heavy construction.[Wordnet].

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Extended Definition: Astronium fraxinifolium


Astronium fraxinifolium

Goncalo alves
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Astronium
Species: A. fraxinifolium
Binomial name
Astronium fraxinifolium
Schott

Astronium fraxinifolium (Goncalo alves) is a timber tree, which is native to Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. It is also used to make hardwood such as Tigerwood.

See also

  • List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil
  • List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil
  • List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil
  • List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
  • Official list of endangered flora of Brazil

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