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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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Itauba

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