Common Names - Candlewood | Synonyms - |
Authority - P. Browne | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
Plant forms - Tree | Total Number of species - 40 |
World Distribution - Tropical America | |
Comments - A tree large enough to supply timber. Also used in incense and for its oil. |
1 - Amyris balsamifera. ...2 - Amyris elemifera. 3 - Amyris simplicifolia. |