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Clerodendrum infortunatum is a flowering shrub or small tree, and is so named because of its rather ugly leaf. The stem is erect, 0.5–4 m (1.6–13.1 ft) high, with no branches and produce circular leaves with 15 cm (5.9 in) diameter.
Cecropia leaves can be used as a substitute for sandpaper. [9] In western South America, Cecropia leaf ash is used in the traditional preparation of ypadu, a mild coca-based stimulant. Cecropia bark can be used in rope making and in tannery. [9] Cecropia wood is used in the manufacture of boxes, toys, aeromodeling models, and rafts. [9]
Young trees have a long trunk with no branches. Large leaves grow directly from the top of the trunk giving them an appearance similar to tree ferns. When mature, J. copaia grows to 30 to 35 metres (98 to 115 ft) and is normally branch free for more than 50% of its height. The top consists of a "vase-shaped crown" of branches and leaves.
Kahikatea is a coniferous tree reaching a height of 50–65 m (164–213 ft), making it the tallest New Zealand tree, [3] with a trunk 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) through. It has a 600 year life span and gains maturity after between 250 and 450 years. [4] Near the base of the tree, the roots are typically buttressed and grooved.
The leaves are needle-like, flattened, 3–6 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long and 2 millimetres (3 ⁄ 32 in) wide by 0.5 mm thick, glossy dark green above, [4] with two green-white bands of stomata below, and slightly notched at the tip. The leaf arrangement is spiral on the shoot, but with each leaf variably twisted at the base so ...
The leaves are evergreen, small (25–40 mm long and 10–16 mm wide), thick, coriaceous (leathery) and lustrous, dark green, with toothed borders and an acute apex; they have a very small, rounded and rhomb-shaped petiole. The tree is hermaphroditic; male and female flowers are grouped in the same tree, and pollen is spread by wind action. The ...
Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, [3] palmate maple, [4] or smooth Japanese maple [5] (Korean: danpungnamu, 단풍나무, Japanese: irohamomiji, イロハモミジ, or momiji, (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. [6]
Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. [4] [5] It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood [6] (Portuguese: pau-de-pernambuco, pau-brasil; [6] Tupi: ybyrapytanga [7]) and is the national tree of Brazil. [5]