Brosimum guianense
# Brosimum guianense

Brosimum guianense, called snakewood, letterwood, leopardwood, and amourette, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brosimum, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and tropical South America. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), its heartwood can command a price of $30 per kg.

* Figure on heartwood
* Amourette was once the main wood used for bow frogs
* Leaves and twig
* Close up of adaxial surface of leaf
* Close up of abaxial surface of leaf
* Bole
* Latex oozing from wound
* Section of unripe fruit
* Ripe fruit
* Seeds
