Brosimum utile
Sandé; cow-tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Sandé | |
| English | Sandé; cow-tree | |
| Français | arbre ô lait, arbre ô la vache (FR); | |
| Español | palo de vaca | |
| Other names | cow-tree, palo de vaca (cAm, sAm); lechero, vacuno guaimaro pucre (CO); panguana (PE); cavo, marina, cedro montañes (VE); mastate (CR); palo de leche (PA); ujustle (GT); ramos (MX); |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Moraceae | |||
| Genus | Brosimum | |||
| Species | utile | |||
| Author citation | (Kunth) Oken | |||
| Scientific name | Brosimum utile (Kunth) Oken | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/morbruti.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb/hell | |||
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 | 0.5-0.65 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Brosimum utile , ©Dennis Wilson