Luehea divaricata
Ka'a oveti
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Ka'a oveti | |
| Other names | açoita cavalo, ivitinga, caoueti, pau-de-canga, estribeira, pau-de-estribo, ibatingui (BR); ibatinuô, sota caballo, caibotô, azota caballo, Francisco Alvarez, árbol de San Francisco (AR); asoita (UY) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America; Temperate areas | |||
| States and Territories | NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe); Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Guaira, Itapua, Paraguari, San Pedro); Uruguay (Artigas, Cerro Largo, Maldonado, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, Soriano, Tacuarembo); Hispaniola [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Luehea | |||
| Species | divaricata | |||
| Author citation | Mart. | |||
| Scientific name | Luehea divaricata Mart. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/tilludiv.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun und rot | |||
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 | 0.6-0.7 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Luehea divaricata , ©Dennis Wilson