Haematoxylum brasiletto
Brazilwood
© 2017 Margaret Pope
Pen and ink
Plate Descriptions
1. Habit - branch with flowers
and fruit
2. Leaf detail:
(a) compound leaf with leaflets
(b) underside of leaflet
3. Seed pod:
(a) unopened
(b) beginning to split
(c) opened, seeds released
4. Seed, side and top views
5. Flower - front view
6. Flower - longitudinal section
7. Flower - diagram of perianth
8. Stamens
9. Pistil:
(a) longitudinal view
(b) longitudinal section
10. Trunk:
(a) front view showing fluting
(b) cross section showing
heartwood