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Hymenaea intermedia Ducke

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Jatoba
Other names Courbaril

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories Venezuela; Peru; Colombia; Brazil

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Hymenaea
Species intermedia
Author citation Ducke
Scientific name Hymenaea intermedia Ducke

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
Heartwood with color stripes
Color heartwood braun bis rot bis violett

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2to3
Beetle D
Termites S-M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s-b

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 950.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1100.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

HYCB , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

HYCB , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

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