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Dipteryx alata Vogel

Cumarú

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Cumaru
Deutsch Cumarú
English Cumarú
Français Coumaron; gaiac cayenne (GF); fève tonka (GF);
Italiano fava tonka
Suomi Cumarú
Norsk Cumarú
Čeština Cumarú
Español Haba tonka; Shihuahuaco (PE); Visguero, Yesquero (BO);
Svenska Cumarú
Polski Cumarú
Український Cumarú
Român Cumarú
Русский Cumarú
Български Cumarú
EESTI Cumarú
日本語 Cumarú
Other names koemaroe, tonka (SR); Baru; Coco Feijao; Cumaru; Cumarurana

Further information

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Wikipedia
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Origin

Geographic Regions Central America; South America
States and Territories Peru; Paraguay; Brazil; Bolivia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Dipteryx
Species alata
Author citation Vogel
Scientific name Dipteryx alata Vogel

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

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

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 1000.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 1050.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1150.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Cumarú

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