Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg.
Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| English | Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM); | |
| Français | Boisivrant de la Jamaique; Bois Ivrant | |
| Italiano | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Suomi | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Norsk | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Čeština | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Español | Borracho (Venezuela), Guama hediondo (Cuba), barbasco, flor de papagallo, haabi, jabi, matapiojo (MX);Jabín | |
| Svenska | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Polski | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Український | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Român | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Русский | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Български | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| EESTI | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| 日本語 | Jamaikischer Hundsholz | |
| Other names | Borrego; Borrego De Cerro; Borrego Prieto; Chichol; Chijol; Guama; Guama Candelon; Haabin; Habim; Habin; Habin; Jabin; |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Central America | |||
| States and Territories | United States; Puerto Rico; Panama; Mexico(South East); Mexico(North & Central); Jamaica; India; Honduras; Hawaii; Haiti; Guatemala; Dominican Republic; Cuba; Cayman Is; Belize; Bahamas | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Piscidia | |||
| Species | piscipula | |||
| Author citation | (L.) Sarg. | |||
| Scientific name | Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/fabfabps.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braungelb 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 | 850.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 930.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 980.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Bark
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Leaves
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Branch
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