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Virola michelii Heckel

Light Virola

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Dalli
Deutsch Virola
English Light Virola
Français Virola
Italiano Virola
Suomi Virola
Norsk Virola
Čeština Virola
Español Virola
Svenska Virola
Polski Virola
Український Virola
Român Virola
Русский Virola
Български Virola
EESTI Virola
日本語 Virola
Other names Baboen

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories Colombia (Amazonas); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure); Bolivia (Pando)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Magnoliales
Family Myristicaceae
Genus Virola
Species michelii
Author citation Heckel
Scientific name Virola michelii Heckel

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/mysvi-bi.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 braunrot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 5
Beetle S
Termites S
Lithophagous molluscs S
Remarks Nicht beständig gegen Lyctus

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 1-2
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood x

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 400.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 440.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 480.00 kg/m3

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