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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

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
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

Balsa Wood; Down tree; Corkwood

OHLG , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid