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Vochysia braceliniae Standl.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Quaruba
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America; South America
States and Territories Peru; Ecuador; Colombia (Caquetá, Guaviare, Meta, Putumayo)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Myrtales
Family Vochysiaceae
Genus Vochysia
Species braceliniae
Author citation Standl.
Scientific name Vochysia braceliniae Standl.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4v
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood m

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 450.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 490.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 510.00 kg/m3

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