Astronium graveolens

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Astronium graveolens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:

Plantae

(unranked):

Angiosperms

(unranked):

Eudicots

(unranked):

Rosids

Order:

Sapindales

Family:

Anacardiaceae

Genus:

Astronium

Species:

A. graveolens
Binomial name

Astronium graveolens
Jacq.[1]

Synonyms[2]

Astronium
conzattii S.F.Blake

Astronium gracile Engl.

Astronium
planchonianumEngl.

Astronium
zongolicum Rekonom. illeg.

Astronium graveolens is a species of flowering tree in the cashew family,Anacardiaceae, that

is native to the Yucatn Peninsula in Mexico, Central America, andSouth America as far south
as Bolivia. Common names include Glassywood, Ronrn(Spanish),
and Aroeira (Portuguese).[1] This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von
Martius.
Contents
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1Description

2Timber

3See also

4References

5External links

Description[edit]
Astronium graveolens grows to a height of 35 metres (100 ft). The trunk can have a diameter of
up to 1 metre (39 in) and is straight and cylindrical. At the base it has buttresses which may be
about 2 metres (7 ft) tall.[3] 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 leaflets with pointed tips. The tree flowers
during the dry season. The flowers are hermaphrodite, small, yellowish-green in axillary or
terminal panicles. The fruit is a drupe-like nut, blue ripening to black, with semi bitter flesh and
a single seed.[4]

Timber[edit]
When fresh, the heartwood of Astronium graveolens is reddish-brown or orange-brown with
variable width stripes of medium to dark brown. The timber becomes darker after exposure to
the air and the stripes become nearly black. The sapwood is up to 10 centimetres (4 in) thick
and is whitish or dull grey. The timber is fine-grained, dense and durable, and resistant to rot. It
is used for heavy duty construction work, joinery, veneers and furniture. Speciality uses include
turnery, carving, knife handles, brush backs, bows for archery and billiard cues. [3]

See also[edit]

List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil

References[edit]

1.

2.

^ Jump up to:a b "Astronium graveolens Jacq.". Germplasm Resources Information

Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-08-04. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
Jump up^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 2 July 2015.

3.

^ Jump up to:a b Chudnoff, Martin (1984). "Astronium graveolens". Tropical Timbers of

the World. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved2015-08-08.

4.

Jump up^ Salazar, Rodolfo (2000-09-30). "Astronium graveolens Jacq." (PDF). Seed
leaflet. Copenhagen University. Retrieved2015-08-08.

External links[edit]

Astronium fraxinifolium

(Portuguese) Astronium graveolens

(Portuguese) Astronium graveolens photo

(Portuguese) Flora Brasiliensis: Astronium graveolens

Categories:
Astronium

Plants described in 1760

Trees of Brazil

Trees of Bolivia

Trees of Central America

Trees of Colombia

Trees of Ecuador

Trees of Peru

Trees of Venezuela

Trees of the Yucatn Peninsula

Flora of Brazil

Atlantic Forest (biome)

Flora of the Cerrado