Summary ⁴

Cercis /ˈsɜrsɨs/, is a genus of about 10 species in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the pea family Fabaceae,native to warm temperate regions. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as redbuds. They are characterised by simple, rounded to heart-shaped leaves and pinkish-red flowers borne in the early spring on bare leafless shoots, on both branches and trunk ("cauliflory"). Cercis is derived from the Greek word κερκις (kerkis) meaning "weaver's shuttle", which was applied...

Wood ⁵

The wood is medium weight, somewhat brittle, of light tan color with a noticeably large heartwood area of darker brown, tinged with red. The wood has attractive figuring and is used in wood turning, for making decorative items and in the production of wood veneer.

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) Shihmei Barger 舒詩玫, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/70668033@N00/4544709086
2. (c) tsoleau, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/23535767@N04/4522280668
3. (c) Geoff Fox, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Geoff Fox
4. Adaptado por Jaishneel Raj del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercis
5. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercis

Más información

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