Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart.
Copaia
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Copaia | |
| Other names | copaia (trade); gobaia, foeti-i (SR);, caroba, amchi ponga, arabisco; parapar (BR); tarco, jacaranda (AR); cupay, chingale; gualandai, gualandayo (EC, PA) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean | |||
| States and Territories | WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Argentina (Salta, Tucuman); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Amambay, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari, Pres. Hayes) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Genus | Jacaranda | |||
| Species | cuspidifolia | |||
| Author citation | Mart. | |||
| Scientific name | Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/bigjacop.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 | 0.3-0.52 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson