Brya ebenus

Brya ebenus
Jamaican Rain Tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Brya
Species: B. ebenus
Binomial name
Brya ebenus
(L.) DC.
Synonyms

Aspalathus ebenus L.

Brya ebenus is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Jamaica.[1]. Horticulturally it is known as the Jamaica(n) Rain Tree. It is one of the species yielding cocuswood.

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  • Brya ebenus — Brya ebĕnus DC., Leguminose, bis 10 m hoher Baum der Antillen, dessen Holz als falsches oder grünes Ebenholz in den Handel kommt …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Brya ebenus — granadillo gran a*dil lo n. (Bot.) A West Indian tree ({Brya ebenus}) yielding a fine grade of green ebony. Syn: granadilla tree, {Brya ebenus}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brya ebenus — granadillo gran a*dil lo n. (Bot.) A West Indian tree ({Brya ebenus}) yielding a fine grade of green ebony. Syn: granadilla tree, {Brya ebenus}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brya Ebenus — Ebony Eb on*y, n.; pl. {Ebonies}. [F. [ e]b[ e]ne, L. ebenus, fr. Gr. ?; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. hobn[=i]m, pl. Cf. {Ebon}.] A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brya ebenus — ID 11664 Symbol Key BREB Common Name ebony coccuswood Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Brya ebenus (L.) DC. — Symbol BREB Common Name ebony coccuswood Botanical Family Fabaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Brya ebenus (L.) DC. — Symbol BREB Common Name ebony coccuswood Botanical Family Fabaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Brya ebenus — noun West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony • Syn: ↑granadilla tree, ↑granadillo • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Substance Meronyms: ↑cocuswood, ↑cocoswood, ↑granadilla wood …   Useful english dictionary

  • Brya — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Brya Clasificación científica …   Wikipedia Español

  • Brya — Beauv., Gattung der Leguminosen, kleine Bäume oder Sträucher mit unpaarig gefiederten Blättern, achsel oder fast endständigen, wenigblütigen Blütenbüscheln und zweigliederiger, oft einsamiger Hülfe. Drei Arten auf den Antillen und in Nicaragua. B …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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