Ficus pertusa Bory ex Miq.
Caxinguba; bibosi
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Caxinguba; bibosi | |
| Other names | higuero, higuerón; figueira, ajô, corcho (BO); caucho (CO); cauchillo, gambo, matapalo (EC); ojô (PE), matapau (BR) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean | |||
| States and Territories | La Reunion; Mauritius; Seychelles; Rodrigues; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Moraceae | |||
| Genus | Ficus | |||
| Species | pertusa | |||
| Author citation | Bory ex Miq. | |||
| Scientific name | Ficus pertusa Bory ex Miq. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/morfi-ca.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| 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 | 300.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson