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Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp. & Endl.) Krasser

Lenga beech

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Lenga
Deutsch Lenga-Südbuche
English Lenga beech
Français Lenga-Südbuche
Italiano Lenga-Südbuche
Suomi Lenga-Südbuche
Norsk Lenga-Südbuche
Čeština Lenga-Südbuche
Español Roble blanco
Svenska Lenga-Südbuche
Polski Lenga-Südbuche
Український Lenga-Südbuche
Român Lenga-Südbuche
Русский Lenga-Südbuche
Български Lenga-Südbuche
EESTI Lenga-Südbuche
日本語 Lenga-Südbuche
Other names syn.: Fagus pumilio Poepp. & Endl

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories Argentina South; Chile Central; Chile South

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fagales
Family Nothofagaceae
Genus Nothofagus
Species pumilio
Author citation (Poepp. & Endl.) Krasser
Scientific name Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp. & Endl.) Krasser

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 5
Beetle n/a
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs n/a

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 530.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 540.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 550.00 kg/m3

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