Brosimum guianense

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.^[3][4] A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), its heartwood can command a price of $30 per kg.^[5]

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  Figure on heartwood
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  Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs
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  Leaves and twig
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  Close up of adaxial surface of leaf
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  Close up of abaxial surface of leaf
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  Bole
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  Latex oozing from wound
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  Section of unripe fruit
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  Ripe fruit
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  Seeds

Brosimum guianense
Ripe and unripe fruit
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Brosimum
Species:	B. guianense
Binomial name
Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke[2]
Synonyms[3]
List Alicastrum guianense (Aubl.) Kuntze Brosimum aubletii Poepp. & Endl. Brosimum discolor Schott Brosimum lecointei Ducke Brosimum palmarum Standl. Brosimum panamense (Pittier) Standl. & Steyerm. Brosimum rotundatum Standl. Brosimum tessmannii Mildbr. Brosimum velutinum (S.F.Blake) Ducke Piratinera discolor (Schott) Pittier Piratinera guianensis Aubl. Piratinera lecointei Ducke Piratinera lemeei Benoist Piratinera mollis Killip Piratinera panamensis Pittier Piratinera scabridula S.F.Blake Piratinera velutina S.F.Blake