Barbusano

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Barbusano
Apollonias barbujana

Apollonias barbujana

Systematics
Class : Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
Magnoliids
Order : Laurels (Laurales)
Family : Laurel family (Lauraceae)
Genre : Apollonias
Type : Barbusano
Scientific name
Apollonias barbujana
( Cav. ) Bornm.

Barbusano ( Apollonias barbujana ) is a species of plant within the laurel family (Lauraceae).

It is endemic to central Macaronesia .

description

fruit
Galls on foliage leaves

Vegetative characteristics

Barbusano is a tree that can grow up to 25 meters tall. The wood is hard and brown-red and is also known as Canarian ebony. The leaves are ovate-lanceolate, without glands , dark green and shiny. The leaf margin is smooth, slightly rolled and wavy. On the surface of the leaf there are sometimes bulges caused by galls .

Generative characteristics

The flowering period extends from June to September. The paniculate inflorescences are at the ends of the branches. The fragrant, hermaphrodite flowers are yellowish and sixfold. The fruits are about 1 to 2 centimeters in size, olive-shaped, fleshy and blue-black when ripe.

Occurrence

Barbusano occurs on Madeira and the Canary Islands La Palma , La Gomera , El Hierro , Tenerife , Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura . It grows in the laurel forests , where it occurs mainly in drier locations and in the lower area. It is rarer than other laurel plants.

use

The wood , also known as Canarian ebony, is in great demand because of its resilience and hardness and is used, among other things, for furniture production, the manufacture of coffered ceilings and doors.

Web links

Commons : Barbusano ( Apollonias barbujana )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Ingrid Schönfelder and Peter Schönfelder : Kosmos-Atlas Mediterranean and Canary Islands flora . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-440-06223-6 , p. 50 .
  2. Cabrera Pérez: The native flora of the Canary Islands. 1999, ISBN 84-241-3550-4 .