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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;

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Balsa; Corkwood; Balsa Wood, Balsa tree

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Balsa; Corkwood; Balsa Wood, Balsa tree

, Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Flowers

Balsa; Corkwood; Balsa Wood, Balsa tree

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson

Balsa; Corkwood; Balsa Wood, Balsa tree

, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson