Ochroma pyramidale (Cav.) Urb.
Balsa; Corkwood; Balsa Wood, Balsa tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Balsa | |
| Deutsch | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| English | Balsa; Corkwood; Balsa Wood, Balsa tree | |
| Français | Bois flo; Bois flot; Bois madame; Patte de lapin (Lesser Antilles); Patte de lievre; | |
| Italiano | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Suomi | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Norsk | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Čeština | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Español | Seibon botija [Tsucuba] | |
| Svenska | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Polski | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Український | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Român | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Русский | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Български | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| EESTI | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| 日本語 | Balsa; Blasaholz | |
| Other names | balsa (cAm, sAm, DE, US, GB, FR, NL); tami (BO); topa (PE); lano, tacarigua (VE); enea, pung (CR); gatillo, polak (NI); guano (HN); gonote, maho (MX); corkwood (GY); cajeto, tanbor (GT) Bombast mahoe; Ceibon botija; Ceibon lanero; Corcho; Coton fleur; Coton mahaudeme; Cuano; Down tree; Fromager-mapou; Guano (Puerto Rico); Lana; Lana; Lanero; Lanero; Mahot grandes feuilles; Palo de balsa; Palo de lana (Dominican Republic); Pripri; |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean | |||
| States and Territories | Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Atlántico, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés); Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Ecuador; Peru; Nicaragua; El Salvador; Costa Rica; Panama; Honduras; Belize; Guatemala; Venezuela (Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Merida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Zulia); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); French Guiana; Isla del Coco; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Dominica; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Nevis; St. Kitts; Saint Lucia; St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Vincent; Tobago; Trinidad; Andaman Isl. [I]; Philippines [c]; Vietnam [I]; S-India [I]; Borneo [I]; New Guinea [I]; Taiwan [I]; China [I] (Yunnan [I]); Java [I]; Guinea [I]; Cameroon [I]; Central African Republic [I]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I]); Fiji [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malvales | |||
| Family | Malvaceae | |||
| Genus | Ochroma | |||
| Species | pyramidale | |||
| Author citation | (Cav.) Urb. | |||
| Scientific name | Ochroma pyramidale (Cav.) Urb. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/bomoclag.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 | hell bis braun | |||
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 | 0.1-0.2(-0.4) | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Seed
, Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson