Cordia goeldiana
Freijó
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Laurel blanco | |
| English | Freijó | |
| Other names | Freijo, frei jorge, freijó cinza, cordia preta (BR); cordia wood, jenny wood, South American walnut (US) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
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Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
| States and Territories | French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas); Guyana | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Boraginales | |||
| Family | Cordiaceae | |||
| Genus | Cordia | |||
| Species | goeldiana | |||
| Author citation | Huber | |||
| Scientific name | Cordia goeldiana Huber | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/borcogoe.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Color heartwood | bis braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 1 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 520.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 540.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 550.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
COGL , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
Cordia goeldiana , ©Dennis Wilson