Schinopsis

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. ==Species==

• Schinopsis balansae (common name: quebracho colorado chaqueño) • Schinopsis boqueronensis • Schinopsis brasiliensis • Schinopsis cornuta • Schinopsis haenkeana • Schinopsis heterophylla (common name: Quebracho colorado mestizo) • Schinopsis lorentzii , synonym S. quebracho-colorado (common name: quebracho colorado santiagueño) • Schinopsis marginata • Schinopsis peruviana ==Uses==

The timber is used in furniture and on railroads due to its durability. == Parasites and pathogens ==

Schinopsis is the sole host of the ancestral powdery mildew species Caespitotheca forestalis, which is known from Schinopsis balansae, Schinopsis haenkeana, and Schinopsis lorentzii. ==References==