Genipa americana
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) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Caribbean; Central America | |||
| States and Territories | Trinidad and Tobago; Nicaragua; Honduras; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Bolivia; Leeward Islands; Haiti; Brazil South; Cuba; Ecuador; Costa Rica; Argentina Northeast; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; French Guiana; Venezuela; Mexico Gulf; Windward Islands; El Salvador; Panama; Peru; Paraguay; Belize; Brazil West-Central; Mexico Southeast; Guatemala; Mexico Southwest; Puerto Rico; Brazil Southeast; Guyana; Suriname | |||
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
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fruit
, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson