Tree Fanatic

Tree Species

Genipa americana var. caruto (Kunth) K. Schum.

Taxonomy

Variable

Wood Density
14 rows
0.620.6200The Wood Exchange
0.570.5700Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian. Forest Ecology and Management 90basic density in Brazil
0.770.7700Barajas-Morales, J. 1987. Wood specific gravity in species from two tropical forests in México. International Association of Wood Anatomists Bulletin, 8, 143╣148.Mexico
0.570.5700Chudnoff, M. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. Washington, DC, USDA Forest Service.South America (tropical)
0.650.6500Detienne, P., Jacquet P., and Mariaux, A. 1982. Manuel d'Identification des Bois Tropicaux, Tome 3, Guyane Francaise. Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent-sur-Marne, FranceSouth America (tropical)
0.6540.6540Fanshawe, D.B. 1961. Forest products of British Guiana I: principal timbers. Forestry Bulletin (New Series). Forest Department, Georgetown, British Guiana By H ter Steege.South America (tropical)
0.610.6100Gazel, M. 1983. Croissance des arbres et productivite des peuplements en foret dense equatoriale de Guyane. Unpublished report of the Office National des Forets.South America (tropical)
0.5680.5680Gimenez, A.M. and Moglia, J,G. 2003. Arboles del Chaco Argentino. Guia para el Reconocimiento Dendrologico. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 307 pp.South America (extratropical)
0.60.6000Gutierrez Rojas, V.H. and Sandova, l. J.S. (sin fecha). Informacion Technica para el Procesamiento Industrial de 134 Especies Maderables de Bolivia. Serie Tecnica XII. Ministerio de Desarrollo Sostenible y Planificacion. Santa Cruz, La Paz, Bolivia. 352 pSouth America (tropical)
0.660.6600Little, E.L., Jr., and F.H. Wadesworth. 1964. Common trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Handbook 249, Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington DC.Central America (tropical)
0.680.6800Lorenzi, 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)
0.710.7100Parolin, P., Ferreira, L.V., and Junk, W.J. 1998. Central Amazonian floodplains: effect of two water types on the wood density of trees. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 26, 1106-1112. Data also used in Parolin, P. and M. Worbes. 2000. Wood density of treeSouth America (tropical)
0.50.5000Worldagroforestry wood density databaseSouth America (tropical)
0.510.5100Fearnside, 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
14
Mean
0.6194
Median
0.6150
Mode
0.5700
Stdv
0.0747
Variance
0.0056
Range
[0.5, 0.77]
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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