Paubrasilia echinata
E469401
Paubrasilia echinata is a Brazilian hardwood tree historically prized for its dense, red-colored timber and as the original source of brazilwood dye, giving Brazil its name.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hardwood
ⓘ
legume ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| authority | (Lam.) E.Gagnon, H.C.Lima & G.P.Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| binomialName | Paubrasilia echinata ⓘ |
| biome |
Atlantic coastal forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix II ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
brazilwood
ⓘ
pernambuco ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | illegal logging ⓘ |
| countryEtymology | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
dye production
ⓘ
musical instrument making ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellow ⓘ |
| genus | Paubrasilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | medium-sized tree ⓘ |
| hasVernacularNameInPortuguese | pau-brasil ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | gave Brazil its name ⓘ |
| historicalUse | source of brazilwood dye ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
compound
ⓘ
pinnate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pernambuco region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeRegion |
Atlantic Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Brazil ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Fabales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Caesalpinioideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| synonym | Caesalpinia echinata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
overexploitation for timber ⓘ |
| woodColor | reddish ⓘ |
| woodDensity | high ⓘ |
| woodDurability | high ⓘ |
| woodProperty |
hard
ⓘ
very dense ⓘ |
| woodUse |
high-quality furniture
ⓘ
pernambuco bows ⓘ string instrument bows ⓘ violin bows ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
pau-brasil