Casearia praecox
Maracaibo boxwood; West Indian boxwood; Venezuelan boxwood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| English | Maracaibo boxwood; West Indian boxwood; Venezuelan boxwood | |
| Français | buis des Antilles, buis d'Amerique | |
| Italiano | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Suomi | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Norsk | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Čeština | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Español | naranjillo, limoncillo, lima, manzanito (VE); agraceijo (CU) | |
| Svenska | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Polski | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Український | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Român | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Русский | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Български | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| EESTI | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| 日本語 | Maracaibo Buchs | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America | |||
| States and Territories | Costa Rica; Cuba; Honduras; Nicaragua; Colombia (Antioquia, Bolívar, Magdalena, Santander, Sucre); Venezuela (Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Trujillo, Zulia); Costa Rica | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malpighiales | |||
| Family | Salicaceae | |||
| Genus | Casearia | |||
| Species | praecox | |||
| Author citation | Griseb. | |||
| Scientific name | Casearia praecox Griseb. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/flacapra.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
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 | 0.75-0.9 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Casearia praecox , ©Dennis Wilson