Amyris balsamifera
Amyris wood; Balsam torchwood; West Indian sandlewood; White cantoo
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Amyris wood; Balsam torchwood; West Indian sandlewood; White cantoo | |
| Français | Bois chandelle; | |
| Español | Cuaba amarilla; Cuaba blanca; Cuaba de costa; Cuaba de sabana; Guaconejo (Dominican Republic); Palo de roble [Tsucuba]; Teilla (Puerto Rico); | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | USA (Florida); Costa Rica; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Navassa Isl.; Honduras; Cuba; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Sonora); Guatemala; Nicaragua; Colombia (Bolívar); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Aragua, Carabobo, Venezuela Distrito Federal); Trinidad & Tobago [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Rutaceae | |||
| Genus | Amyris | |||
| Species | balsamifera | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Amyris balsamifera L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson