Genus:
Tabebuia ssp.
Common
name: Ipê, Pau-d'Arco, Ipeúva.
Location:
Considered
the Brazil’s symbol.
Tabebuia ssp is also found at the whole Central and South
America.
Flower:
triads; sets of inflorescence.
Leaf:oblong.
Fruit:
up
to 30 cm, cylindrical.
Specie:
Bixa orellana
Common
Name: Urucuzeiro, Urucueiro; Achiote or Annatto.
Location:
tropical region of South America.
Flower:
pink
flowers with many stamens.
Leaf: large of
light green.
Fruit:
capsules
with soft spines
Hyperlink: Bixa Orellana
Genus:
Passiflora
Common
name: Maracujazeiro or Passion Vines
Location:
tropical and subtropical region of South America.
Flower: hermaphrodite stigmas located
above the anthers.
Leaf: lobed and green with tendrils.
Fruit: have varied color (purple
yellow, green, red).
The fruit’s pulp, is colored from yellow to orange and involves
numerous seeds.
Hyperlink: Passiflora
Genus:
Caesalpinia
Common
name: Brazilwood, Pau-Brasil, Pau de Pernambuco,
Pernambuco Tree and Ibirapitanga
Location: Brazilian
Rainforest.
Flower: four yellow petals and one
small red petal; very fragrant.
Leaf: bipinnate; composed of a
medium bright green.
Fruit: pods covered with long sharp
thorns.
Hyperlink: Caesalpinia echinata
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