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Symphonia globulifera L. fil.

Manil; Turpentine; Boar wood; Hog doctor; Hog gum tree; Yellow Mangrove; Yellow Mangue (Trinidad & Tobago)

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Manil
Deutsch Manni
English Manil; Turpentine; Boar wood; Hog doctor; Hog gum tree; Yellow Mangrove; Yellow Mangue (Trinidad & Tobago)
Français Paletuvier jaune (Lesser Antilles); Bois a cochon; Mangle jaune
Italiano Manni
Suomi Manni
Norsk Manni
Čeština Manni
Español Manni
Svenska Manni
Polski Manni
Український Manni
Român Manni
Русский Manni
Български Manni
EESTI Manni
日本語 Manni
Other names machare, tomento, azufre (CO); laurel de monte, brea amarilla (BO); zaputi (EC); brea caspi (PE); peramancillo (VE); manúi (GY); ossol (GH); chewstick, barillo (HN); boar wood, hog gum (JM); matakki (SR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America
States and Territories Benin; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Central African Republic; N-Angola; Uganda; Tanzania; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; São Tomé; Principe Isl.; Zambia; Chad; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Saint Lucia; Trinidad; Peru; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Ecuador; Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Putumayo, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); Belize; Panama; Mexico (Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); SE-Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Monagas, Sucre); Costa Rica

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Clusiaceae
Genus Symphonia
Species globulifera
Author citation L. fil.
Scientific name Symphonia globulifera L. fil.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun und gelb

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 0.65-0.75 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Manil; Turpentine; Boar wood; Hog doctor; Hog gum tree; Yellow Mangrove; Yellow Mangue (Trinidad & Tobago)

Symphonia globulifera , ©Dennis Wilson