Minquartia guianensis
Acariquara; manwood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Acariquara | |
| English | Acariquara; manwood | |
| Français | Acariquara | |
| Italiano | Acariquara | |
| Suomi | Acariquara | |
| Norsk | Acariquara | |
| Čeština | Acariquara | |
| Español | Acariquara | |
| Svenska | Acariquara | |
| Polski | Acariquara | |
| Український | Acariquara | |
| Român | Acariquara | |
| Русский | Acariquara | |
| Български | Acariquara | |
| EESTI | Acariquara | |
| 日本語 | Acariquara | |
| Other names | macaa, lamincouaru (GF); huacapú (PE); pachiche (EC); acaricorana, acariúba (BR) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon; South America; Topical areas | |||
| States and Territories | Nicaragua; Honduras; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Guaviare, Nariño, Putumayo, Valle, Vaupés); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Peru; Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Santalales | |||
| Family | Coulaceae | |||
| Genus | Minquartia | |||
| Species | guianensis | |||
| Author citation | Aubl. | |||
| Scientific name | Minquartia guianensis Aubl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/olamigui.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 5.40 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.30 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 850.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1000.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 90.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 10.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 15250.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | No | |||
| Predrilling | No | |||
| Gluing | No | |||
Areas of application
| Construction |
Appearances
Wood
Minquartia guianensis , ©Precious Woods
Minquartia guianensis , ©Dennis Wilson