Metopium brownei
Chechén; ; Burn wood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Chechén; ; Burn wood; | |
| Français | Bois mulatre | |
| Español | Chicharron; Chicharron cimarron; Cochinila; Cochinilla; Cotinilla; Guao; Mulatre (Dominican Republic); boxcheché, kabal-chechen, palo de rosa (MX) | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean | |||
| States and Territories | Colombia (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina); Cuba; Jamaica; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Belize; Aruba; Bonaire; Curaçao; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Honduras; Navassa Isl. | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Anacardiaceae | |||
| Genus | Metopium | |||
| Species | brownei | |||
| Author citation | (Jacq.) Urb. | |||
| Scientific name | Metopium brownei (Jacq.) Urb. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/anametbr.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot/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 | 0.73-0.81-0.89 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Metopium brownei , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson