Oxandra lanceolata
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| Lancewood | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Oxandra |
| Species: | O. lanceolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxandra lanceolata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Oxandra lanceolata, also known as lancewood in English and chilcahuite in Spanish, is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It occurs naturally in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[3][4]
It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres high.[4] Its leaves are 3.5–9.5 cm long, 1.5–4 cm wide and elliptic, lanceolate or oblanceolate in shape, with a rounded base and a sharp tip to the leaf blade. The petiole is bare and grows up to 1–2 mm in length.[4] Its compound fruit are ellipsoidal in shape, reddish-black in colour, 11–13 mm long and 7–9 mm wide.[4] Its wood is used as a raw material,[5] such as from October 1886 onwards for truncheons of the London Metropolitan Police.
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