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Casearia icosandra (Sw.) Planch. & Triana ex Hemsl.

Cuffey wood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Cuffey wood;
Français Cachiman marron; Cachiman sauvage; Quinam Sardine; Sardine (Trinidad & Tobago)
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Colombia (San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Merida, Zulia); Costa Rica; Jamaica; Cuba; Nicaragua; Belize; Panama; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Bahamas; Cayman Isl.; Guatemala; Honduras; Trinidad

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Salicaceae
Genus Casearia
Species icosandra
Author citation (Sw.) Planch. & Triana ex Hemsl.
Scientific name Casearia icosandra (Sw.) Planch. & Triana ex Hemsl.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Cuffey wood

Casearia icosandra , ©Dennis Wilson