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Terminalia amazonia (Gmel.) Exell

Nargusta; amarillo

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Yellow Sanders
Deutsch Cortés amarillo
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Român Cortés amarillo
Русский Cortés amarillo
Български Cortés amarillo
EESTI Cortés amarillo
日本語 Cortés amarillo
Other names guacharaco, nogal amarillo (PE); guayabo (CO); almendro, cumbillo, guatuso, guayabo león, naranjo, palo prieto (HO); tanimbuca (BR); guayabón (NI); sombrerete, tepesuchil (MX); guayo, chicharrón (CU); bullywood (BZ); aspirô­n, aceituno (VE); verdolago (BO); canchán, canxun (GT); carboncillo (PA); amarillón, guayabón, roble coral (CR);

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America; Topical areas

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Myrtales
Family Combretaceae
Genus Terminalia
Species amazonia
Author citation (Gmel.) Exell
Scientific name Terminalia amazonia (Gmel.) Exell

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/cobteama.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun/gelb/grün

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 0.57-0.8 kg/m3

Appearances