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Nothofagus alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Oerst.

Rauli, Raulí beech

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Rauli
English Rauli, Raulí beech
Other names

Further information

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Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories Great Britain; Germany; Argentina South; Chile Central; Chile South

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Nothofagaceae
Genus Nothofagus
Species alpina
Author citation (Poepp. & Endl.) Oerst.
Scientific name Nothofagus alpina (Poepp. & Endl.) Oerst.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 4
Beetle n/a
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs n/a

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 2
Impregnability of the sapwood 2
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 530.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 580.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 610.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Rauli, Raulí beech

Nothofagus alpina , ©Dennis Wilson