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Guiana brosimum
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Fig & mulberry family

Guiana brosimum

Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke

letterhout Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGuiana brosimum
DutchLetterhout
SpanishAsta
Chinese蛇桑
Surinamese Dutchletterhout
Scientific nameBrosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke

About this species

Brosimum guianense, called snakewood, letterwood, leopardwood, and amourette, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brosimum, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and tropical South America. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), its heartwood can command a price of €25 per kg in the form of half stems.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyMoraceae
GenusBrosimum

In Suriname

162Records in Suriname
1838First record
2011Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini22
  • Brokopondo12
  • Para7
  • Saramacca6
  • Marowijne4
  • Commewijne1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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