Schinopsis
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Description
The species within this genus inhabit different regions of the Gran Chaco ecoregion including parts of northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. In Brazil it can be found as a component of the Caatinga in the northwestern region.
The name is in recognition of the hardness of the wood from the Spanish quiebra-hacha ("axe-breaker"). It also distinguishes the species from the "white quebracho" trees of the unrelated genus Aspidosperma.
Schinopsis is the exclusive food plant of the moth Coleophora haywardi.
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Species
- Schinopsis balansae (common name: quebracho colorado chaqueño)
- Schinopsis boqueronensis Mogni & Oakley
- Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.
- Schinopsis cornuta Loes.
- Schinopsis haenkeana
- Schinopsis heterophylla Ragonese & J.A.Castigl.(common name: Quebracho colorado mestizo)
- Schinopsis lorentzii (Griseb.) Engl., synonym S. quebracho-colorado (common name: quebracho colorado santiagueño)
- Schinopsis marginata Engl.
- Schinopsis peruviana Engl.
Uses
The timber is used in furniture and on railroads due to its durability.
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