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Phoebe zhennan is a large species of tree, up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall, in the genus Phoebe of the family Lauraceae. The name "Zhennan" is the transcription of one of the tree's Chinese names, 楨楠/桢楠. It is endemic to China, where it occurs in Guizhou, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces. [2]
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]
Xanthorrhoea (/ z æ n θ oʊ ˈ r iː ə / [2]) is a genus of about 30 species of succulent flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae.They are endemic to Australia. Common names for the plants include grasstree, grass gum-tree (for resin-yielding species), kangaroo tail, balga (Western Australia), yakka (South Australia), yamina (), and black boy (or "blackboy").
Celastrus paniculatus is a woody liana commonly known as black oil plant, climbing staff tree, and intellect tree ... so identifying this plant carefully can be ...
Acacia mangium is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to northeastern Queensland in Australia, the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, Papua, and the eastern Maluku Islands. [3] Common names include black wattle, hickory wattle, mangium, and forest mangrove. Its uses include environmental management and ...
Acacia mearnsii, commonly known as black wattle, late black wattle or green wattle, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is usually an erect tree with smooth bark, bipinnate leaves and spherical heads of fragrant pale yellow or cream-coloured flowers followed by black to ...
Palaquium gutta. Gutta-percha is a tree of the genus Palaquium in the family Sapotaceae, which is primarily used to create a high-quality latex of the same name. The material is rigid, naturally biologically inert, resilient, electrically nonconductive, and thermoplastic, most commonly sourced from Palaquium gutta; it is a polymer of isoprene which forms a rubber-like elastomer.
Betula nigra is a deciduous tree growing to 25–30 meters (80–100 ft) with a trunk 50 to 150 centimeters (20 to 60 in) in diameter. The base of the tree is often divided into multiple slender trunks. [2] [3] Bark. Bark characteristics of the river birch differ during its youth stage, maturation, and old growth.