Antiaris
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Antiaris is a tropical genus of latex producing evergreen trees in the Moraceae or fig family.
Some species include:
- Antiaris africana Engl., an economic hardwood of Africa, an African species which grows in the drier forests of the tropics.[2]
- Antiaris toxicaria Lesch., the upas tree of South East Asia with latex used to make an arrow poison
- Antiaris welwitschii Engl., or bark-cloth tree[3]
[edit] References
- ^ IPNI. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Lawson, G. W.; K. O. Armstrong-Mensah, and J. B. Hall (1970-07). "A Catena in Tropical Moist Semi-Deciduous Forest Near Kade, Ghana". The Journal of Ecology 58 (2): 371-398.
- ^ Chazdon, Robin L.; T. C. Whitmore (editors). Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology: Classic Papers with Commentaries.
