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Casearia gossypiosperma Briq.

Mbavy

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Mbavy
Other names mbavy (PY, AR); guaçatonga, cambroé, pau-de-espeto, espeteiro, laranjinha, vidro (BR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Argentina (Formosa); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari); Uruguay (Salto); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Salicaceae
Genus Casearia
Species gossypiosperma
Author citation Briq.
Scientific name Casearia gossypiosperma Briq.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb

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 0.88 kg/m3

Appearances