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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

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

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

Machiche; Black Cabbage-bark; Cabbage-bark