TAPIA (Alchornea triplinervia)
Nombre comercial
Tapia
Nombre científico (con autor)
Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Mull. Arg.
Familia
EUPHORBIACEAE
Nombres Comunes
Tapia Guaçu (Brazil); Tapia (Brazil); Samambaia (Brazil); Rapia Guaçu (Brazil); Pau De Bolo (Brazil); Malacacheta (Brazil); Folha De Bolo (Brazil); Canela; Caixeta (Brazil); Boleiro (Brazil); Rapia Mirim (Brazil)
Nombres científicos sinónimos (con autores)
Antidesma triplinervium Spreng.; Antidesma guatemalensis Lundell
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ÁRBOL
Descripción botánica
It is a dominant tree, it attains heights from 15 to 30 m. The bole is 14 m long, with a diameter at breast height between 40 to 100 cm. This species is dioecious, meaning that it has male and female individuals.
Hábitat natural
Alchornea triplinervia is found in rain forests from the sea level up until 1,000 m of altitude, it is also found in the Atlantic rain forest.
Distribución natural
In Brazil it grows from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LA MADERA
Descripción anatómica de la madera
Wood diffuse porous. Vessels solitary and in short radial multiples. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 150 to 200 micras (medium). Tyloses common. Vessels per mm2 6 to 10 (medium). Vessel-ray pits larger than the intervessel pits. Intervessel pits large, 10 Apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Non-crystals in axial parenchyma cells. 5 to 8 cells per parenchyma strand. Rays more than 10 per mm (abundant). Rays exclusively uniseriate. Prismatic crystals in the ray cells. All ray cells upright and/or square. Fibers with distinctly bordered pits.
Disponibilidad
Status de protección por CITES
Unrestricted
DESCRIPCIÓN GENERAL DE LA MADERA
Olor
The wood has no specific odor or taste.
Color
The sapwood is not differentiated. The timber is light gray to light pinkish brown in color.
Veta
Texture is reported to be medium to coarse.
Brillo
This wood is frequently low in luster.
Durabilidad Natural
This timber is highly susceptible to fungal and insect attacks.
Indice de Durabilidad Natural (1=Muy alta, 7=Muy baja)
5
Dificultad para impregnar
B. excelsa is difficult to treat, with low retention of preservatives.
PROPIEDADES FÍSICAS DE LA MADERA
Defectos por secado
Ease of Drying: Drying is fairly slow. Drying Defects: Checking, cupping and twisting are reported. Casehardening is also reported.
PROPIEDADES QUÍMICAS DE LA MADERA
PROPIEDADES MECÁNICAS DE LA MADERA
TRABAJABILIDAD
Aserrado
Cutting resistance is generally low.
Maquinado general
This species is easy to machine.
Usos Reportados
USOS FINALES (RESUMEN)
HOUSING GENERAL, beams, joists, PACKING, light packing
VIVIENDA GENERAL
- 10 - Silica in Timbers
vigas
- 11 - Prospect: The wood database
Viguetas
- 12 - Tropical timbers of the world. Part I-Tropical American Species
PALLETS_EMBALAJES
- 45 - Recopilación y Análisis de Estudios Tecnológicos de Maderas Peruanas
Envase liviano
- 46 - ECUADOR, Inventario y Aprovechamiento de los Bosques del Sur Ecuatoriano
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