Sideroxylon obtusifolium
Yvyra hu
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Yvyra hu | |
| Other names | yvyra hu, yvyra jepoka (PY); ibira-niná, guaraniná, palo de lanza, horco molle, palo piedra (AR) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America; Temperate areas | |||
| States and Territories | Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southwest; Mexico Southeast; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Trinidad and Tobago; Venezuelan Antilles; Venezuela; Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Brazil West-Central; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; southern brazil; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Paraguay | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Sideroxylon | |||
| Species | obtusifolium | |||
| Author citation | (Roem. & Schult.) T.D.Penn. | |||
| Scientific name | Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. & Schult.) T.D.Penn. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/sapsiobt.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 | 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 | 0.75-0.8 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Sideroxylon obtusifolium , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson