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Brazilian rosewood
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Laurel family: avocado & wana

Brazilian rosewood

Aniba rosaeodora Ducke

EN Endangered

Names

EnglishBrazilian rosewood
DutchEcht rozenhout
SpanishPalo de rosa
Chinese玫瑰安妮樟
Scientific nameAniba rosaeodora Ducke

About this species

Aniba rosaeodora, also known as pau-rosa, is a species of Magnoliid tree in the family Lauraceae that grows in parts of the tropical rainforest of South America. It is often mistaken for rosewood, but does not belong in the proper rosewood genus, Dalbergia, or even its order. Like rosewood, it is exploited for its essential oil, and has therefore become endangered.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae
GenusAniba

In Suriname

15Records in Suriname
1926First record
1993Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini8
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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