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.
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Oxandra lanceolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61984686A143325782. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T61984686A143325782.en. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Oxandra lanceolata (Sw.) Baill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Oxandra lanceolata – Maps". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Oxandra lanceolata" (in French). Plantes & botanique. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ D.J. Mabberley (1997). The Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants (Second Edition). Cambridge University Press. p. 512. ISBN 9780521414210.
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