Brosimum potabile
(Amapá
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Sandé | |
| English | (Amapá | |
| Other names | amapá dulce, amapá leiteira, amapá da várzea, amapá amargoso, leiteira, machinga, tamamuri de altura (BR); |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Latin America | |||
| States and Territories | Colombia (Vaupés); N-Brazil (Acre, Rondônia); Venezuela (Amazonas); Peru; Ecuador | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Moraceae | |||
| Genus | Brosimum | |||
| Species | potabile | |||
| Author citation | Ducke | |||
| Scientific name | Brosimum potabile Ducke | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/morbr-am.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 | braun und hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D In der Beschreibung berücksichtigte Arten: /E species included in the description: /F espèces decrits: /P especiesincluidas na descrição: /S especies incluidas en la descripción: / Brosimum potabile Ducke (2), Brosimum parinarioides var. parinarioides Ducke (1) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.5-0.6 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Brosimum potabile , ©Dennis Wilson