Astronium gracile
Muiracatiara
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Gonçalo alvez | |
| English | Muiracatiara | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Central America; South America | |||
| States and Territories | N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Rondônia); Paraguay (Caaguazu, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Anacardiaceae | |||
| Genus | Astronium | |||
| Species | gracile | |||
| Author citation | Engl. | |||
| Scientific name | Astronium gracile Engl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | n/a | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | n/a | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 4 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m-1 | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 950.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
AVXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere