Snakewood

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title: "Snakewood" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public topic_path: "uncategorized" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakewood" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

Snakewood is a common name of several different plants:

• Acacia species (family Fabaceae) in Australia, Acacia eremaea, Acacia intorta, Acacia xiphophylla
• Brosimum guianense (= Piratinera guianensis) (family Moraceae) (Letterwood, Leopardwood) in South America, an exotic hardwood prized for its highly figured grain
• Cecropia species, from North South America to Middle America, Cecropia peltata, Cecropia palmata and others
• Colubrina species (family Rhamnaceae) in North America
• Condalia species (family Rhamnaceae) in North and South America
• Mennegoxylon species, an extinct genus of trees
• Strychnos colubrina, from Myanmar, Sulawesi, New Guinea
• Zygia species, such as Zygia racemosa

References

References

1. "Snakewood - The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)".
2. "Strychnos colubrina - Useful Tropical Plants".

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