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In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Global Tree Campaign
echinata by farmers and foresters is thought to still occur, although the extent of this activity remains unknown.
echinata exported for this purpose but one estimate puts the world demand at 200m³.
The quality of wood from plantations is, apparently, not suitable for making bows and consequently there is a lack of interest in growing the species in plantation 1997).
www.unep-wcmc.org /trees/trade/cae_ech.htm   (715 words)

  
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The IPCI-USA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of Caesalpinia echinata, a Brazilian tree commonly known as Pernambuco or Pau-brasil.
The heartwood of this tree has been used in the making of violin bows for over 250 years and is known to bowmakers and musicians alike as pernambuco wood.
Caesalpinia echinata or pernambuco in southern Bahia: flowers, seed pods and rough textured trunk
www.ipci-usa.org   (128 words)

  
 Logwood and Brazilwood
This massive land was called "Terra de Brasil" and later Brazil, because of the dyewood trees (Caesalpinia echinata) that grew there in abundance.
The ground pods of tara (Caesalpinia spinosa) are a source of tannins, and it is cultivated in Peru and northern Africa.
Compound leaf and seed pods of a small South American species of Caesalpinia on the Palomar College campus.
waynesword.palomar.edu /ecoph4.htm   (3297 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Caesalpinia (nicker) | USDA PLANTS
Caesalpinia L. See all the Caesalpinia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
Caesalpinia L. View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Caesalpinia L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
plants.usda.gov /java/profile?symbol=CAESA   (112 words)

  
 Brazil encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Brazil politics and officials, Brazilian History. Travel to Brazil
The term "Brasilwood" is most often used to refer to the species Caesalpinia echinata, although it is also applied to other species.
This Caesalpinia echinata is also known as Pau-de-Pernambuco (Pernambuco is also the name of a small state in Northeast Brazil).
In the bow making business, the best quality Brazilwood bows are referred to as "Pernambuco", while those bows of lesser quality wood from this species are often called "Brazilwood".
www.braziliworld.com /wiki-Brazilwood   (670 words)

  
 Pernambouc
Le Pernambouc ou Pau-Brasil, Caesalpinia echinata, est un arbre de taille moyenne (famille des Leguminosae) à croissance lente dont l'aire de répartition correspond essentiellement à la Mata Atlantica ou Forêt Atlantique du Brésil.
Le tronc de Caesalpinia echinata comporte des épines
De couleur jaune, la fleur de Caesalpinia echinata dure au maximum deux jours et apparaît lorsque l'arbre est âgé de trois ou quatre ans
www.ipci-comurnat.org /fre02.htm   (168 words)

  
 O que é pau-brasil?
O Pernambuco ou Pau-Brasil, Caesalpinia echinata, é uma árvore de porte médio e crescimento lento da família Leguminosae, encontrada principalmente na Mata Atlântica brasileira.
O tronco da Caesalpinia echinata é coberto por espinhos
De cor amarela, a flor da Caesalpinia echinata dura no máximo dois dias e surge pela primeira vez quando a árvore está com três ou quatro anos de vida.
www.ipci-comurnat.org /new/Brochure/por02.htm   (166 words)

  
 Global Trees Campaign - Resources
National tree of Brazil, Caesalpinia echinata, commonly known in Brazil as pau brasil, gave its name to the country.
Conservation and management of Pau brasil Caesalpinia echinata – An action plan.
Report from the workshop -Partners Botanical Gardens of Rio de Janeiro, Margaret Mee Foundation, Fauna and Flora International, Cambridge, UK.
www.globaltrees.org /reso_tree.asp?id=25   (807 words)

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