Tree Fanatic

Tree Species

Bixa arborea Huber

Taxonomy
Species:
Bixa arborea Huber
Genus:
Bixa
Family:
Bixaceae

Synonym(s)

Variable

Wood Density
5 rows
0.320.3200Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian. Forest Ecology and Management 90basic density in Balbina, Manaus
0.320.3200Detienne, P. and Jacquet, P. 1983. Atlas d'Identification des Bois de l'Amazonie et des Regions Voisines. Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent-sur-Marne, France.South America (tropical)
0.470.4700Lorenzi, H. 1992. Arboles brasileiras: Manual de identificação e cultivo de plantas arbóreas nativas do Brasil. Nova Odessa, SP, Brazil, Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora Ltda. ISBN 85-86714-11-9 www.plantarum.com.br.South America (tropical)
0.320.3200Reyes, G., Brown, S., Chapman, J. and Lugo, A.E. 1992. Wood densities of tropical tree species. General Technical Report SO-88, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. Brown's 1997 FAO Primer is a summaSouth America (tropical)
0.320.3200Fearnside, P.M. (1997). Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian Amazonia. Forest Ecology and Management 90: 59-87.Americas
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Statistic Summary of Wood Density (g/cm³)

N
5
Mean
0.3500
Median
0.3200
Mode
0.3200
Stdv
0.0671
Variance
0.0045
Range
[0.32, 0.47]
Cumulative Distribution Plot
  • If the Moisture Content column is undefined, you may assume the value of 15%
  • The statistic summary is based on data availability in the database, thus it may change upon the data collection updates

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