Lonchocarpus castilloi Standl.
Machiche; Black Cabbage-bark; Cabbage-bark
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Machiche; Black Cabbage-bark; Cabbage-bark | |
| Español | balche, chashté, kanazin, manchiche, matachiche (MX) | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Mexico(South East); Guatemala; Belize | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Lonchocarpus | |||
| Species | castilloi | |||
| Author citation | Standl. | |||
| Scientific name | Lonchocarpus castilloi Standl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/fablocas.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot/violett | |||
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 | 0.82-0.87-0.91 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Lonchocarpus castilloi , ©Dennis Wilson