Tipuana tipu
Tipu Tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Tipu Tree | |
| Español | Tipa blanca; tipa (AR); Palo Mortero | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America; Temperate areas | |||
| States and Territories | Uruguay; United States; Uganda; Tanzania; South Africa; Papua New Guinea; New Zealand(North); Malawi; Kenya; Iraq; India; Hawaii; France; Brazil; Bolivia; Argentina | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Tipuana | |||
| Species | tipu | |||
| Author citation | (Benth.) Kuntze | |||
| Scientific name | Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Kuntze | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | halbringporig/zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/paptipti.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly 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 | 0.67-0.75 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Tipuana tipu , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark, (PAL) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
, Label (2), (CAG) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Label, (CAG) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Label, (PAL) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
Tree
, Tree (2), (CAG) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Tree (3), (PAL) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Tree4, (CAG) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Tree, (CAG) ©Hansueli Schmid ,
, crown, (PAL) ©Hansueli Schmid ,