Astronium lecointei

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Astronium
Species:
A. lecointei
Binomial name
Astronium lecointei
Synonyms [1]

Astronium lecointei var. tomentosum(Mattick) F.A.Barkley
Astronium lecointei f. tomentosumMattick

Astronium lecointei (Portuguese common name muiracatiara) [2] is a timber tree, which is native to Brazil. [3]

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References

  1. "Astronium lecointei Ducke". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. Lima, Maúcha Fernanda Mota de; Mascarenhas, Adriano Reis Prazeres; Pereira, Bárbara Luísa Corradi; Susin, Felipe; Silva, Gabriel Afonso De Oliveira; Stangerlin, Diego Martins (2022-09-21). "Experimental characterization of density, defects and drying kinetic of three amazonian wood species: Astronium lecointei, Dinizia excelsa, and Hymenolobium heterocarpum". Wood Material Science & Engineering: 1–11. doi:10.1080/17480272.2022.2125339. ISSN   1748-0272. S2CID   252459954.
  3. Mota, Graciene S.; Araujo, Elesandra S.; Lorenço, Mário; de Abreu, Juliana Livian L.; de O. Mori, Claúdia L. S.; Ferreira, Cassiana A.; Silva, Marcela G.; Mori, Fábio Akira; Ferreira, Gracialda C. (2021-09-01). "Bark of Astronium lecointei Ducke trees from the Amazon: chemical and structural characterization". European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 79 (5): 1087–1096. doi:10.1007/s00107-021-01670-w. ISSN   1436-736X. S2CID   233686902.