Roseodendron donnell-smithii
White mahogany; Gold tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | White mahogany; Gold tree | |
| Español | Primavera; palo blanco (MX) | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Venezuela (Bolívar); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz); Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras; Colombia (Córdoba); trop. Africa [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Ecuador [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Genus | Roseodendron | |||
| Species | donnell-smithii | |||
| Author citation | (Rose) Miranda | |||
| Scientific name | Roseodendron donnell-smithii (Rose) Miranda | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | halbringporig/zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/bigrosds.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb/hell | |||
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 | 0.42-0.48-0.54 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
, rift , ©Atlas Holz
Roseodendron donnell-smithii , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson