Ormosia nobilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Ormosia
Species:
O. nobilis
Binomial name
Ormosia nobilis

Ormosia nobilis (sometimes incorrectly: Ormosia novilis[1]) is a tree-forming plant species in the genus Ormosia.[2] It grows in tropical South America, primarily in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, and Venezuela.[1][2] The Ormosis nobilis tree is known as "sirari"[3] and it produces a commercial hardwood which is also known as sirari.[1]

Growth characteristics

The tree grows in the rain forests and reaches heights of up to 30 metres (98 ft), with very straight and cylindrical trunks.[3]

Uses

The wood is commercially cut for hardwood floors.[1][3] The seeds are used in native handicrafts.[4]

Names

The tree and the wood are known by a variety of names including:[1]

  • Amargo blanco,
  • Baracara,
  • Chocho,
  • Jatobahy do igapo,
  • Kokriki,
  • Mekoe,
  • Palo de matos,
  • Peonio, and
  • Tento

Varieties

Varieties include:

  • Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. bolivarensis Rudd[5]
  • Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. nobilis[6]
  • Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. santaremnensis (Ducke)Rudd[7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sirari (Botanical: Ormosia novilis)". Woodworkers Source (World Timbers Inc.). Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Ormosia nobilis Tul". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 6.0). Archived from the original on 30 November 2004.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sirari". (INPA).
  4. ↑ Frausin, Gina; Trujillo, Edwin; Correa, Marco A. & Gonzalez, Victor H. (2008). "Seeds Used in Handicrafts Manufactured by an Emberá-Katío Indigenous Population Displaced by Violence in Colombia". Caldasia. Bogotá. 30 (2).
  5. ↑ "Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. bolivarensis Rudd". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 6.0). Archived from the original on 30 November 2004.
  6. ↑ "Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. nobilis". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 10.38).
  7. ↑ "Ormosia nobilis Tul. Var. santaremnensis (Ducke)Rudd". ILDIS Legumes of the World (version 10.38).

Further reading

Wikispecies has information related to Ormosia nobilis.
  • Rudd, V. E. (1965). "American Spp. Ormosia". Contributions from the US National Herbarium. 32 (5): 279–384.


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