Symphonia globulifera
Boarwood
Also known as: Actinostigma speciosum Welw. +15 more
- Actinostigma speciosum Welw.
- Aneuriscus aubletii C.Presl
- Aneuriscus exserens C.Presl
- Moronobea exserens (C.Presl) Endl. ex Walp.
- Moronobea globulifera (L.f.) Schltdl.
- Moronobea globulifera (L.fil.) Schechter
- Moronobea macoubea Miq. ex Vesque
- Symphonia esculenta Arruda ex Choisy
- Symphonia esculenta Arruda ex DC.
- Symphonia gabonensis (Vesque) Pierre
- Symphonia gabonensis Pierre ex Vesque
- Symphonia gabonensis var. macrantha Hutch. & Dalziel
- Symphonia globulifera var. africana Vesque
- Symphonia globulifera var. gabonensis Vesque
- Symphonia globulifera var. macoubea Vesque
- Symphonia globulifera var. major Diels
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Clusiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Symphonia globulifera (commonly known as Boarwood) is a tree belonging to the Clusiaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Surinam, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre