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Genipa americana L.

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box
Other names caruto, yagua (cAm, sAm); genipayer (HT); maluca (MX); huito, yaco huito, vito, palo colorado (PE); taperipa, arasaloe (SR); genipop (HO); irayo, tambor, tiñedientes (SV); guayatil (PA); tapaculo, yigualti (NI)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America; Caribbean
States and Territories Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southwest; Mexico Southeast; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Leeward Islands; Puerto Rico; Trinidad and Tobago; Windward Islands; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela; Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Brazil West-Central; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil North; Brazil South; Argentina Northeast; Paraguay

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Gentianales
Family Rubiaceae
Genus Genipa
Species americana
Author citation L.
Scientific name Genipa americana L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/rubgeame.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 braun/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 600.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 750.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Jagua; Genipapo; Genipa, Marmelade box

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson