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Pinus caribaea Morelet

Caribbean Pitch Pine; Caribbean pine

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Pitch Pine (1)
Deutsch Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
English Caribbean Pitch Pine; Caribbean pine
Français pin de Cuba
Italiano Pino dei Caraibi
Suomi Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
Norsk Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
Čeština Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
Español pino colorado; pino de la costa; pino macho
Svenska Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
Polski Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
Український Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
Român Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
Русский сосна каривская (sosna karibskaya) (sosna karivskaa (sosna karibskaya));
Български Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
EESTI Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
日本語 Karaibische Kiefer; Kariben-Kiefer
中文 加勒比松 (jia le bi song) (jia lei bi song (jia le bi song))
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Afrika, Mittelamerika, Asien, Ozeanien
States and Territories West Indies: Bahamas, Turks-Caicos Islands, W Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud [Isla de Pinos]); Mexico (S Quintana Roo); N Guatemala; Belize; Honduras (including Islas de la Bahía); Nicaragua.; Mexico; Quintana Roo; Central America; Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Caribbean; Bahamas; Cuba; Turks and Caicos Islands

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Gymnosperm
Class Pinopsida
Order Pinales
Family Pinaceae
Genus Pinus
Species caribaea
Author citation Morelet
Scientific name Pinus caribaea Morelet

Habitus

Wood type Softwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) D
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) D
Termites S
Remarks Nicht beständig gegen Bohrmuscheln

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 710.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 750.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 770.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Caribbean Pitch Pine; Caribbean pine

PNCR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson