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Luehea divaricata Mart.

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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Ka'a oveti

Luehea divaricata , ©Dennis Wilson