amber tree

English

Noun

amber tree (plural amber trees)

1. Any of various species of Anthospermum (Rubiaceae), a succulent evergreen shrub whose leaves release a fragrant odour when bruised, especially Anthospermum aethiopicum
2. Hymenaea verrucosa (Fabaceae), a New World tree producing copal.
3. †Pinites succinifer, extinct, formerly thought to be the source of Baltic amber.

Further reading

Anthospermum

• Anthospermum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anthospermeae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Anthospermeae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Hymenaea verrucosa

• amber tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hymenaea verrucosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hymenaea verrucosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Pinites succinifer

• Baltic amber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia