Micropholis venulosa
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Curupixa | |
| Français | Balata blanc | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
| States and Territories | Costa Rica; Panama; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela; Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Brazil West-Central; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil North | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Micropholis | |||
| Species | venulosa | |||
| Author citation | (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre | |||
| Scientific name | Micropholis venulosa (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 4 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | S-M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 2 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 750.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 850.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
MPWW , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
MPWW , riegel, rift , ©Bollinger Furniere