Calophyllum brasiliense
Jacareuba
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Jacareúba | |
| Deutsch | Jacareuba | |
| English | Jacareuba | |
| Français | Jacareuba | |
| Italiano | Jacareuba | |
| Suomi | Jacareuba | |
| Norsk | Jacareuba | |
| Čeština | Jacareuba | |
| Español | Jacareuba | |
| Svenska | Jacareuba | |
| Polski | Jacareuba | |
| Український | Jacareuba | |
| Român | Jacareuba | |
| Русский | Jacareuba | |
| Български | Jacareuba | |
| EESTI | Jacareuba | |
| 日本語 | Jacareuba | |
| Other names | arary (PY); santa marôa, leche marôa, marôa (cAm, sAm); cedro marôa, marôa colorado (CR); lagarto (PE); marôo (GT); bella marôa (EC); árbol marôa (MX); palo marôa (VE) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Casanare, Cesar, Guainía, Guaviare, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Risaralda, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Nicaragua; Belize; Honduras; El Salvador; Panama; Costa Rica; Guatemala; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Peru; Ecuador; Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); Paraguay (Amambay); Bahamas [I]; Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Lara, Miranda, Tachira); N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil; WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina); Trinidad & Tobago [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malpighiales | |||
| Family | Calophyllaceae | |||
| Genus | Calophyllum | |||
| Species | brasiliense | |||
| Author citation | Cambess. | |||
| Scientific name | Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/gutcabra.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | rosa-beige bis gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
| House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) | n/a | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | n/a | |||
| Termites | n/a | |||
| Lyctus | n/a | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 5.50 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.10 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.5-0.65 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 94.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 10.80 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 14840.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 4000 | %/% | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Street & Garden |
Appearances
Wood
CLBR , wood ,
CLBR , wood, label ,
Calophyllum brasiliense , ©Dennis Wilson
Calophyllum brasiliense , ©Precious Woods