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Brya ebenus (ebony coccuswood; American Ebony; West Indian Ebony; Jamaican Ebony; Green Ebony; Espino De Sabana; Cocus Wood; Cocos Wood; Coccus Wood)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Brya ebenus, also known as espino de sabana, granadillo, cocus wood, cocuswood, and coccuswood, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Jamaica. Horticulturally it is known as the Jamaica(n) rain tree.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  3720 lbf (1687 kgf) Very Hard
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Specific Gravity [1]  1.19
Structure [3]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Buenavista Wetland Reserve 778949 Cuba    
Tuabaquey - Limones Ecological Reserve II 4859 Cuba  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0