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Hura crepitans L.

Possum wood; habillo

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Sandbox
English Possum wood; habillo
Other names Açacu , jabillo (GT, MX); ceiba amarilla (CO); javillo (CR); catahua (PE); sandboxtree (US); árbol del diablo, haba (GT)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Caribbean; South America
States and Territories Trinidad and Tobago; Jamaica; Nicaragua; Florida; Benin; Honduras; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Bolivia; Leeward Islands; Haiti; Cuba; Ecuador; Costa Rica; Brazil North; French Guiana; Southwest Caribbean; Venezuela; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Windward Islands; Venezuelan Antilles; Panama; Bahamas; Peru; Puerto Rico; Guyana; Central African Republic; Suriname

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Euphorbiaceae
Genus Hura
Species crepitans
Author citation L.
Scientific name Hura crepitans L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/euphucre.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 bis 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 0.37-0.50(-0.68) kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Possum wood; habillo

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Possum wood; habillo

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Possum wood; habillo

Hura crepitans , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Possum wood; habillo

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Thorns

Possum wood; habillo

, Thorns , ©Dennis Wilson