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Cordia glabrata (Mart.) A. DC.

Louro preto; piquana negra

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Canalete
English Louro preto; piquana negra
Other names azucarero, japunaqui, picana negra, wira wira negra (BO); claraibeira, louro de-mato-grosso (BR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories N-Brazil (Pará); NE-Brazil (Piauí, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais); Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Concepcion, Cordillera)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Boraginales
Family Cordiaceae
Genus Cordia
Species glabrata
Author citation (Mart.) A. DC.
Scientific name Cordia glabrata (Mart.) A. DC.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 1
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 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 900.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 970.00 kg/m3

Appearances