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Ocotea rodiaei (Rob. Schomb.) Mez

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Greenheart
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions South America

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Laurales
Family Lauraceae
Genus Ocotea
Species rodiaei
Author citation (Rob. Schomb.) Mez
Scientific name Ocotea rodiaei (Rob. Schomb.) Mez

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) n/a
Termites D

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 980.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 1030.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 150.00 kg/m3

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