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Platymiscium pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand

Cristobal; macacaúba

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Macacaúba
Deutsch Macacauba
English Cristobal; macacaúba
Français Macacauba
Italiano Macacauba
Suomi Macacauba
Norsk Macacauba
Čeština Macacauba
Español Macacauba
Svenska Macacauba
Polski Macacauba
Український Macacauba
Român Macacauba
Русский Macacauba
Български Macacauba
EESTI Macacauba
日本語 Macacauba
Other names granadillo (MX); hormigón (GT); macawood (BR); roble (VE)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America; South America
States and Territories Sri Lanka; Panama; Mexico; Guatemala; Costa Rica; Colombia; Caribbean-TRP

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Platymiscium
Species pinnatum
Author citation (Jacq.) Dugand
Scientific name Platymiscium pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood rot

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 0.75-0.9 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Cristobal; macacaúba

Platymiscium pinnatum , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica

Bark

Cristobal; macacaúba

, Baum , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica