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Licaria guianensis Aubl.

Louro; canela

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Louro; canela
Other names louro, canela (BR); laurel, canela (EC, CO, AR, etc.); kaneel (SR); silverballi (GY). /D Diese Namen mit den verschiedensten Epitheta je nach Region /E these names with various epithets as a function of the region /F ces noms et leurs divers épithètes dépendent des régions /P estes nomes comvários epô­tetos conforme região /S todos estos nombres con varios extensiones conforme región

Further information

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Wikipedia
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Origin

Geographic Regions Amazon; Caribbean
States and Territories Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Ecuador; N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro); Bolivia (Pando, Santa Cruz); Trinidad; Tobago

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Laurales
Family Lauraceae
Genus Licaria
Species guianensis
Author citation Aubl.
Scientific name Licaria guianensis Aubl.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Macroscopic features

Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun und gelb/grün

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 0.6-0.8 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Louro;  canela

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Louro;  canela

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