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Micropholis venulosa (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Curupixa
Français Balata blanc
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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