Difference between revisions of "Bethabara"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Wood from the tree, ''Tecoma leucoxylon'', native to Surinam and French Guiana. It is also called Surinam greenheart and sold as a substitute for [ | + | Wood from the tree, ''Tecoma leucoxylon'', native to Surinam and French Guiana. It is also called Surinam greenheart and sold as a substitute for [[Demerara greenheart]] wood. Bethabara, however, has yellowish spots in its green wood and is not as resistant to insects as the real greenheart. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 8 January 2014
Description
Wood from the tree, Tecoma leucoxylon, native to Surinam and French Guiana. It is also called Surinam greenheart and sold as a substitute for Demerara greenheart wood. Bethabara, however, has yellowish spots in its green wood and is not as resistant to insects as the real greenheart.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Surinam greenheart
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 377