Ochroma lagopus Sw.
Balsa Wood; Down tree; Corkwood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Balsa | |
| Deutsch | Balsaholz | |
| English | Balsa Wood; Down tree; Corkwood | |
| Français | Bois flo; Bois flot; Bois madame; Patte de lapin (Lesser Antilles); Coton fleur | |
| Italiano | Balsaholz | |
| Suomi | Balsaholz | |
| Norsk | Balsaholz | |
| Čeština | Balsaholz | |
| Español | Seibon botija [Tsucuba] | |
| Svenska | Balsaholz | |
| Polski | Balsaholz | |
| Український | Balsaholz | |
| Român | Balsaholz | |
| Русский | Balsaholz | |
| Български | Balsaholz | |
| EESTI | Balsaholz | |
| 日本語 | Balsaholz | |
| Other names | Bombast mahoe; Ceibon botija; Ceibon lanero; Corcho; Coton mahaudeme; Cuano; Fromager-mapou; Guano (Puerto Rico); Lana; Lanero; Mahot grandes feuilles; Palo de balsa; Palo de lana (Dominican Republic); Patte de lievre; Pripri |
Further information
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| Wikipedia | ||
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| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
| States and Territories | Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés); Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Ecuador; Peru; Nicaragua; El Salvador; Costa Rica; Panama; Honduras; Belize; Guatemala; Venezuela (Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Merida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Zulia); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); French Guiana; Isla del Coco; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Dominica; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Nevis; St. Kitts; Saint Lucia; St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Vincent; Tobago; Trinidad; Andaman Isl. [I]; Philippines [c]; Vietnam [I]; S-India [I]; Borneo [I]; New Guinea [I]; Taiwan [I]; China [I] (Yunnan [I]); Java [I]; Guinea [I]; Cameroon [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Fiji [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Ochroma | |||
| Species | lagopus | |||
| Author citation | Sw. | |||
| Scientific name | Ochroma lagopus Sw. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
OHLG , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid