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Chlorocardium
	Chlorocardium rodiei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Chlorocardium; Rohwer, H.G.Richt. & van der Werff
Species
	Chlorocardium esmeraldense; Chlorocardium rodiei; Chlorocardium venenosum;

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Chlorocardium is a genus of the family Lauraceae. It contains only three species, C. esmeraldense, C. rodiei and C. venenosum, and is native to northern South America. The name Chlorocardium means green (chloro-) heart (cardia), referring to the wood.

They are trees up to 40 m high, mostly 30 m high, and are hermaphrodites. They are slow-growing canopy evergreen trees and have a valuable timber. The wood and bark are pleasantly scented. They are present in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and the Guiana Shield (in northeastern Brazil, Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar and Delta Amacuro states), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana).^{[citation needed]}

The species are heavily used by the timber industry. This causes a shortage of mature trees. Their timber is of great commercial value and much exploited, but C. rodiei is able to produce sprouts from more than 50% of stumps.^[1]

Ecology[edit]

Trees of this genus grow in evergreen tropical forests. The ecological requirements are those of moisture precipitating almost continuously in cloud-cover for much of the year.

The fruit, a drupe, is an important food source for birds.

The common name in Guyana is greenheart or greenhart.

References[edit]

^ "Regeneration through sprout formation in Chlorocardium rodiei (Lauraceae) in Guyana". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[edit]

Antarctic vessel the 'Hero' takes compression much better than steel. Built from green heart wood. "She's like a Sherman tank." Archived 30 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine [Portland Magazine. 8 November 2012]

[1] "Regeneration through sprout formation in Chlorocardium rodiei (Lauraceae) in Guyana". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)^{[permanent dead link]}

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+{{Automatic taxobox
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+|image = Greenheart (13927555000).jpg
-| regnum = [[Plantae]]
+|image_caption = ''[[Chlorocardium rodiei]]''
-| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
+|taxon = Chlorocardium
-| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
+|authority = Rohwer, H.G.Richt. & van der Werff
-| ordo = [[Laurales]]
+|subdivision_ranks = Species
-| familia = [[Lauraceae]]
+|subdivision =
-| genus = '''''Chlorocardium'''''
+*''[[Chlorocardium esmeraldense]]''
-| genus_authority = Rohwer et al.
+*''[[Chlorocardium rodiei]]''
-| subdivision_ranks = Species
+*''[[Chlorocardium venenosum]]''
-| subdivision =
-''[[Chlorocardium rodiei]]''<br/>
-''[[Chlorocardium venenosum]]''
 }}
-'''''Chlorocardium''''' is a genus of the family [[Lauraceae]]. It contains only two species: ''[[Chlorocardium rodiei]]'' and ''[[Chlorocardium venenosum]]''. It is native to northern [[South America]].
+'''''Chlorocardium''''' is a genus of the family [[Lauraceae]]. It contains only three species, ''[[Chlorocardium esmeraldense|C. esmeraldense]]'', ''[[Chlorocardium rodiei|C. rodiei]]'' and ''[[Chlorocardium venenosum|C. venenosum]]'', and is native to northern [[South America]]. The name ''Chlorocardium'' means green ([[wiktionary:chloro-|chloro-]]) heart ([[wiktionary:cardia|cardia]]), referring to the wood.
-==Overview==
-They are [[tree]]s up to 40 m high, mostly 30 m high, [[hermaphrodite]]s. They are slow grow canopy evergreen trees and have a valuable timber. The leaves are lauroide type and the wood and bark are pleasantly scented. Chlorocardium rodiei is used to reduce fever and Chlorocardium venenosum is used as a poison for hunting.
+They are [[tree]]s up to 40 m high, mostly 30 m high, and are [[hermaphrodite]]s. They are slow-growing canopy evergreen trees and have a valuable timber. The wood and bark are pleasantly scented.
+They are present in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and the Guiana Shield (in northeastern Brazil, Venezuela ([[Amazonas, Venezuela|Amazonas]], [[Bolívar, Venezuela|Bolívar]] and [[Delta Amacuro]] states), Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana).{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}
-The contribution of sprouts to the long-term survival of Chlorocardium rodiei, following logging was investigated. Fifty-five to 70% of the stumps produced sprouts. The proportion of stumps that sprouted was lower for the hollow stumps than for the intact ones and the number of sprouts produced per stump was reduced. The number of sprouts and the diameter of the largest sprout showed a significant positive correlation, suggesting that the maintenance of the inherited stump root system is shared among the sprouts so that the costs per sprout are reduced.<ref>http://www.tropenbos.org/publications/regeneration+through+sprout+formation+in+chlorocardium+rodiei+(lauraceae)in+guyana.</ref>
+The species are heavily used by the timber industry. This causes a shortage of mature trees. Their timber is of great commercial value and much exploited, but ''C. rodiei'' is able to produce sprouts from more than 50% of stumps.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.tropenbos.org/publications/regeneration+through+sprout+formation+in+chlorocardium+rodiei+(lauraceae)in+guyana|title=Regeneration through sprout formation in ''Chlorocardium rodiei'' (Lauraceae) in Guyana}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 ==Ecology==
-They grow in evergreen tropical forest and grow also in evergreen tropical [[laurel forests]]. They does not form large stands but rather small groups of trees with a density of up to one individual per five hectares.
+Trees of this genus grow in evergreen tropical forests. The ecological requirements are those of moisture precipitating almost continuously in cloud-cover for much of the year.
-The ecological requirements of the genus, are those of fog moisture precipitating almost continuously in a natural habitat cloud-covered for much of the year. These genus species are found in tropical forests, subtropical temperate evergreen, montane evergreen forests, which is a type of [[rainforest]] or [[Cloud Forest]]. An [[ecosystem]] of great exuberance characterized by high humidity, no seasonal changes and with a wide variety of botanical and zoological species but also highly fragile against external aggressions. The temperate evergreen and evergreen forests are typically multispecies with evergreen and hardwood trees, reaching up to 40 meters in height. The forests are made up of laurel-leaved [[evergreen]] [[hardwood]] [[tree]]s, harbouring a rich [[biota (ecology)|biota]] of [[understorey]] plants, [[invertebrate]]s, [[bird]]s and [[mammalia]]ns.
-The trees are used by the timber industry. The fruit, a berry, is an important food source for birds. In some species the [[seed dispersal]] is carried out by [[monkey]]s, [[chipmunk]]s, or [[fish]]es.
+The fruit, a drupe, is an important food source for birds.
+The common name in Guyana is '''greenheart''' or '''greenhart'''.
-==External links==
-{{Wikispecies}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Lauraceae]]
+==External links==
-[[es:Chlorocardium]]
-[[fr:Chlorocardium]]
+{{Commons category|Chlorocardium|position=left}}
+{{Wikispecies|position=left}}
-[[no:Chlorocardium]]
+*[http://www.portlandmonthly.com/portmag/2012/10/working-class-hero/ Antarctic vessel the 'Hero' takes compression much better than steel.  Built from green heart wood. "She's like a Sherman tank."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230213409/http://www.portlandmonthly.com/portmag/2012/10/working-class-hero/ |date=30 December 2019 }}  [Portland Magazine.  8 November 2012]
-[[pt:Chlorocardium]]
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q2391012}}
+[[Category:Lauraceae genera]]
+[[Category:Lauraceae]]