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Anacardium giganteum Hancock ex Engl.

Cashew; cajú

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
English Cashew; cajú
Français Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Italiano Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Suomi Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Norsk Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Čeština Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Español Cajú
Svenska Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Polski Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Український Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Român Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Русский Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Български Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
EESTI Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
日本語 Kaschubaum, Acajoubaum, Herznussbaum
Other names pauji (IN)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Caribbean
States and Territories Peru; Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Santander, Valle); Guyana; Surinam; N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Bolivia (Beni, Pando)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Anacardiaceae
Genus Anacardium
Species giganteum
Author citation Hancock ex Engl.
Scientific name Anacardium giganteum Hancock ex Engl.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/anaan-ca.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis gelb

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 0.42-0.62 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Cashew; cajú

Anacardium giganteum , ©Dennis Wilson