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Amyris balsamifera L.

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

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Amyris wood; Balsam torchwood; West Indian sandlewood; White cantoo

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Amyris wood; Balsam torchwood; West Indian sandlewood; White cantoo

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Amyris wood; Balsam torchwood; West Indian sandlewood; White cantoo

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson