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    Ochroma pyramidale, commonly known as the balsa tree, is a large, fast-growing tree native to the Americas. It is the sole member of the genus Ochroma...
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  • Satipoella ochroma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Julio in 2003. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the...
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  • Dichelopa ochroma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago in French Polynesia. Wikimedia Commons has...
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  • Diuris ochroma, commonly known as pale goat orchid, or pale golden moths is a species of orchid that is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia...
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  • Melaleuca ochroma is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is very similar to Melaleuca subfalcata...
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    coati Nasua narica (Carnivora: Procyonidae) as a potential pollinator of Ochroma pyramidale (Bombacaceae)" (PDF). Revista de Biología Tropical. 47 (4):...
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    (southern Zaire, Angola, Namibia) A. a. nyasana Hawker-Smith, 1933 A. a. ochroma Vári, 1976 (Eswatini to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the Free State, Limpopo, North...
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  • cedar (Toona ciliata) Ayan, movingui (Distemonanthus benthamianus) Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) Basswood, linden American basswood (Tilia americana) White...
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    guajava), avocado (Persea americana), cascarilla (Cinchona pubescens), balsa (Ochroma pyramidale), hill raspberry (Rubus niveus), various citrus (orange, grapefruit...
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    Ritva; Gibson, Lorna (1 March 2015). "Composition and structure of balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) wood". Wood Science and Technology. 49 (2): 403–420. doi:10...
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    sensu lato (in the broad sense), are valued for their wood, with that of Ochroma (balsa) being known for its lightness, and that of Tilia (lime, linden...
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    main nutrient found in pearl bodies, found on the leaves and stems of Ochroma plants. Most ant inhabitants of Cecropia plants harvest Müllerian bodies...
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    species of Ceiba such as Ceiba pentandra, Hura crepitans and Ficus elastica, Ochroma pyramidale, Licania tomentosa, Ficus religiosa, Ficus benghalensis, Spathodea...
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    surfers as they provide a durable, inexpensive, entry-level board. The Ochroma pyramidale wood's surfboard history originates in the Hawaiians, and the...
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    Huberodendron Ducke Lagunaria (DC.) Rchb. Matisia Humb. & Bonpl. Neobuchia Urb. Ochroma Sw. Pachira Aubl. Patinoa Cuatrec. Pentaplaris L.O.Williams & Standl. Phragmotheca...
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    the African shrub Protea rubropilosa. Extracts from the fresh-water alga Ochromas malhamensis contain this sugar but of unknown absolute configuration. It...
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    well known pioneer forest species can be found among the genera Cecropia, Ochroma and Trema. Things in nature are not black and white, and there are intermediate...
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  • Satipoella bufo (Thomson, 1868) Satipoella heilipoides Lane, 1964 Satipoella ochroma Julio, 2003 Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae...
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    ) Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng. (as B. vitifolium Willd.) Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb. (as B. pyramidale Cav. ex Lam.) Pachira...
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  • walls". Sabate, Borrega; Gibson, Lorna J. (May 2015). "Mechanics of balsa (Ochroma pyramidale) wood". Mechanics of Materials. 84: 75–90. Bibcode:2015MechM...
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  • zibethinus durian; civet fruit Bombacaceae (bombax family) Ochroma: ochroma trees Ochroma pyramidale balsa Bombacaceae (bombax family) Boraginaceae: borage...
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  • known as murataite, was named for him in 1974. The tree species Ochroma murata (genus Ochroma) is also named for him. Murata was also involved in naming minerals...
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    for some of the softest hardwoods commercially traded, especially balsa, Ochroma lagopus. The fruit of the durian, Durio zibethinus is famous, tasting better...
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    trunks. In one study, Geoffroy's tamarin drank water from the corollas of Ochroma limonesis flowers. However, it is believed to also drink from tree holes...
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    family (kapok or ceiba trees, mainly Ceiba pentandra , Bombacopsis spp., Ochroma spp. and Pseudobombax spp.), but also of Araucaria angustifolia and Ficus...
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  • mid-elevations along the western slope of the Ecuadorian Andes. The larvae feed on Ochroma pyramidale. Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae...
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    heterophylla Tabebuia rosea Tecoma stans Ceiba pentandra (kapok tree) Ochroma pyramidale Bourreria succulenta Cordia Cordia alliodora Cordia sulcata...
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  • Silk-cotton tree Brachychiton, Bottletrees Ceiba, Kapok etc. Durio, Durian Ochroma pyramidale, Balsa Theobroma, Cacao etc. Tilia, Linden (Basswood, Lime)...
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  • balsa, or balsą in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Balsa is the tree Ochroma pyramidale or the light-weight wood it produces. Balsa may also refer to:...
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  • Islands, the Kei Islands and possibly the Philippines. The larvae feed on Ochroma pyramidale. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Homona phanaea. Wikispecies...
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