Anacardium excelsum
Espavel
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Espavel | |
| Other names | espavé, e. acajou, (cAm); caracolô, merey (CO, VE); mijao, mijagua (VE); wild cashew (BZ); cajú açú, cajú da mata (BR); marañón (EC); nariz (CU); cashou, merekeballi (GY); akajoe, hoeboedi (SR) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean | |||
| States and Territories | Costa Rica; Ecuador; Panama; Colombia (Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle); Nicaragua; Honduras; Venezuela (Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Lara, Merida, Nueva Esparta, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia); Cuba [c] | |||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Anacardiaceae | |||
| Genus | Anacardium | |||
| Species | excelsum | |||
| Author citation | (Bertero & Balb.) Skeels | |||
| Scientific name | Anacardium excelsum (Bertero & Balb.) Skeels | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/anaanexc.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.38-0.5 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Anacardium excelsum , ©Dennis Wilson
Anacardium excelsum , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica