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Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Kuntze

Tipu Tree

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English	Tipu Tree
Español	Tipa blanca; tipa (AR); Palo Mortero
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

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