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Sterculia apetala Druce

Panama tree Mahot blanc

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Panama tree Mahot blanc;
Français Sterculier de Panama
Español Cacao de monte; Chichá, Camoruco
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Nicaragua; Costa Rica; tropical Africa [I]; Colombia (Antioquia, Atlántico, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Magdalena, Santander, Sucre, Valle); Panama; Guatemala; Honduras; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); Venezuela (Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Trujillo, Zulia); Cayman Isl. [I]; Cuba [I]; Hispaniola [I]; Jamaica [I]; Puerto Rico [I]; Barbados [I]; Martinique [I]; Montserrat [I]; St. Kitts [I]; Isla Margarita [I]; Tobago [I]; Trinidad [I]; Hawaii [I] (West Maui [I])
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malvales
Family Malvaceae
Genus Sterculia
Species apetala
Author citation Druce
Scientific name Sterculia apetala Druce

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/stestape.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/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 0.34-0.53 kg/m3

Appearances