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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]
In the present day, ornamental cherry blossom trees are distributed and cultivated worldwide. [1] While flowering cherry trees were historically present in Europe, North America, and China, [2] the practice of cultivating ornamental cherry trees was centered in Japan, [3] and many of the cultivars planted worldwide, such as that of Prunus × yedoensis, [4] [5] have been developed from Japanese ...
It is an evergreen tree usually growing to 40 metres (130 ft) tall and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) diameter at breast height. The largest individual, near Nova Petrópolis , Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil is 45 m or 147.7 ft in height with a diameter at breast height of 3.8 m or 12.5 ft girth. [ 3 ]
Ceiba speciosa, the floss silk tree (formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree that is native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America.It has several local common names, such as palo borracho (in Spanish literally "drunken stick"), or árbol del puente, samu'ũ (in Guarani), or paineira (in Brazilian Portuguese).
The tree grows naturally in the subtropical montane Araucaria forests of southern Brazil, mostly in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina (where it is the official state tree since 1973), and in smaller numbers in São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul. The species may also occur in adjacent Argentina and/or Paraguay. [5]
Dinizia excelsa is a South American canopy-emergent tropical rainforest tree species in the family Fabaceae, native to primarily Brazil and Guyana. [4] [5] In Portuguese it is known as Angelim Vermelho, Angelim, Angelim Pedra, and Paricá, or sometimes Angelim Falso, Faveira, Faveira Dura, Faveira Ferro or Faveiro do Grande. [6]
The factory has become a symbol of China's growing influence in the South American nation and an example of a closer relationship between both countries. BYD has invested $620 million to set up ...
Schinus terebinthifolia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America.Common names include Brazilian peppertree, [2] aroeira, rose pepper, broadleaved pepper tree, [3] wilelaiki (or wililaiki), [4] Christmasberry tree [5] and Florida holly. [6]