LIGNUM – Holzwirtschaft Schweiz | Economie suisse du bois | Economia svizzera del legno
Mühlebachstrasse 8 | 8008 Zürich | Tel. 044 267 47 77 | Fax 044 267 47 87 | info@lignum.ch

Printing note: Print the file using the function of the browser and select the settings "print background colors and images". Otherwise, the component-image does not show. You can also create PDF files the same way. For example, with the CutePDFTMWriter.

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;

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

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

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

Hough

Bark

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Jamaica Dogwood; Dogwood; Fish Fuddle Tree; Fish Poison; May Bush; Maytree Of The Creoles; fish-poison-tree (US); Jamaica dogwood (JM)

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson