Mezilaurus spp.
Itauba
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Itaúba | |
| Deutsch | Itauba | |
| English | Itauba | |
| Français | Itauba | |
| Italiano | Itauba | |
| Suomi | Itauba | |
| Norsk | Itauba | |
| Čeština | Itauba | |
| Español | Itauba | |
| Svenska | Itauba | |
| Polski | Itauba | |
| Український | Itauba | |
| Român | Itauba | |
| Русский | Itauba | |
| Български | Itauba | |
| EESTI | Itauba | |
| 日本語 | Itauba | |
| Other names | M. itauba: itaúba, i. preta, i. vermelha, i. amarela, louro itaúba (BR); M. lindaviana: itaúba abacate (BR) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Laurales | |||
| Family | Lauraceae | |||
| Genus | Mezilaurus | |||
| Species | spp. | |||
| Scientific name | Mezilaurus spp. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/laume-it.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis gelb/braun bis grün | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.65-0.75 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 850.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 950.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Areas of application
| Decking |
Appearances
Wood
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