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| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| English | Snakewood; Gatia; Leopard Wood; Letter Wood (Trinidad & Tobago) | |
| Français | amourette, lettre mouchete | |
| Italiano | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Suomi | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Norsk | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Čeština | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Español | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Svenska | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Polski | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Український | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Român | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Русский | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Български | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| EESTI | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| 日本語 | Schlangenholz; Zauberbaum, Buchstabenholz | |
| Other names | letterhout (NL, SR); palo de oro (VE); belokoro, poevinga, peni-paia (SR); waira caspi, cashiba playa (PE) |
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
| States and Territories | Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Peru; Ecuador; Belize; Panama; Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; Honduras; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caquetá, Chocó, Córdoba, Guainía, Guaviare, Nariño, Santander, Sucre, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Trinidad; Tobago; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Pernambuco, Bahia, Sergipe); C-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Barinas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Miranda, Sucre, Zulia) | |||
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Moraceae | |||
| Genus | Brosimum | |||
| Species | guianense | |||
| Author citation | (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke | |||
| Scientific name | Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke | |||
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/morbrgui.htm | |||
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot | |||
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D der Name Schlangenholz leitet sich von einer besonderen Zeichnung der Oberflächen ab, die dem Muster einer Schlangenhaut gleicht /E the name snakewood is derived from the very peculiar surface figure which resembles the pattern of snake hides /F les petites taches noires apparaissent comme des caractères d'imprimerie (d'oô¹ le nom "lettre moucheté") ou rapellent une peau de serpent ("snakewood" en anglais mais non "bois serpent" en français) /P o nome de 'snakewood' (pau serpente) provem da figura muito particular que apresenta a madeira e que assemelha a pele de uma serpente /S el nombre 'snakewood' es derivado del veteado muy particular que asemeja el patrón de una piel de culebra | |||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 1.05-1.25 | kg/m3 | ||