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Handroanthus heptaphyllus (Mart.) Mattos

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Ipé
Français ébène verte
Other names capitary, carobeira, pau d'arco (BR); arco, canuguate, guyacán (CO); arahonie, ebéne vert (GF); taiy (PY); groenheart (SR); arcwood, bastard lignum vitae (US)

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Latin America
States and Territories Argentina (Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Misiones, Santa Fe); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Amambay, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Misiones, Neembucu, Pres. Hayes, San Pedro); Uruguay (Rocha, Salto); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Bignoniaceae
Genus Handroanthus
Species heptaphyllus
Author citation (Mart.) Mattos
Scientific name Handroanthus heptaphyllus (Mart.) Mattos

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs D
Remarks /D Holz mit bitterem Geschmack, Sägespäne können Irritation der Haut hervorrufen (Berni 1982) /E wood with bitter taste, sawdust can cause skin irritation (Berni 1982) /F bois avec un goô»t amer; la sciure cause des irritations cutanées (Berni 1982) /P madeira com um gosto amargo, a serragem pode causar irritação da pele (Berni 1982) /S madera con gusto amargo, polvo de aserrô­o puede producir irritación en la piel (Berni 1982)

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s-m

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 900.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 1050.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1150.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Handroanthus heptaphyllus , ©Dennis Wilson

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