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Zanthoxylum caribaeum Lam.

Common pricklyash; Tembetary hu

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Common pricklyash; Tembetary hu
Other names mamica-de-porco, mamicão (BR); bois piquant, lépiné (GF); bois chandelle blanc (HT); ayúa amarilla (cAm)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Caribbean

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Rutaceae
Genus Zanthoxylum
Species caribaeum
Author citation Lam.
Scientific name Zanthoxylum caribaeum Lam.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Common pricklyash;  Tembetary hu

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Thorns

Common pricklyash;  Tembetary hu

, Thorns , ©Dennis Wilson

Flower

Common pricklyash;  Tembetary hu

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Common pricklyash;  Tembetary hu

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Common pricklyash;  Tembetary hu

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