Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina

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Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Anadenanthera
Species:
Variety:
A. c. var. colubrina
Trinomial name
Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina
Synonyms
  • Piptadenia colubrina(Vell.) Benth. [1]

Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina is a tree native to Argentina and Brazil. [1] Common names for it include Angico, Angico-brabo-liso, Angico-cambui, Angico-coco, Angico-escuro, Angico-liso, Angico-vermelho, Aperta-ruao and Cambui-angico. [2]

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Growth

Anadenanthera colubrina var. colubrina normally grows to a height of about 10–20 m, but occasionally it will be seen up to 30 m tall. It can be found growing at an altitude of 100–1200 m in areas with 1200–2000 mm/year annual rainfall. [3]

The tree's bark has a thickness of about 4–10 mm. The outside surface is nearly smooth. It is gray, black speckled and resembles snake skin, after which it was once given a scientific designation.

Uses

The wood is hard to very hard and it has a density of 0.80-1.10 g/cm3. [3] It is used for firewood, charcoal, [3] floors, beams, posts, stakes, boat construction and general construction. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Piptadenia colubrina - ILDIS LegumeWeb". www.ildis.org. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  2. 1 2 Anadenanthera colubrina colubrina Archived December 23, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 FAO