Tree Fanatic

Tree Species

Ocotea rubra Mez

Taxonomy

Variable

Wood Density
20 rows
0.540.5400The Wood Exchange
0.570.5700Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian. Forest Ecology and Management 90basic density (average: Balbania, Carajas, Manaus, Tapajos, Brazil)
0.570.5700Chichignoud, M., Deon, G., Detienne, P., Parant, B. and P. Vantomme. 1990. Atlas des Bois Tropicaux d'Amerique Latine. CIRAD-Foret, Nogent-Sur-Marne France, and Organisation internationale des Bois Tropicaux, Yokohama, Japan.South America (tropical)
0.5550.5550Chudnoff, M. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. Washington, DC, USDA Forest Service.South America (tropical)
0.540.5400Do Nascimento, C.C., 1993. Variabilidade da densidade basica e de propriedades mecanicas de madeiras da Amazonia. Masters thesis in Forestry Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura 'Luiz de Queiroz', Piracicaba, SP Brazil, 129.South America (tropical)
0.5680.5680Fanshawe, 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)
0.510.5100Gazel, 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 Unpublished report of the Office National des Forets.South America (tropical)
0.750.7500IBDF. 1983. Potencial madeireira do Grande Carajas, Instituto Brasileiro de Desenvolvimento Florestal, Brasilia, DF Brasil, 134 pp. In Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian Amazonia. Forest Ecology and Management 90South America (tropical)
0.520.5200INPA 1991. Catalogo de madeiras da Amazônia. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coodenação de Pesquisas em Produtos Forestais, Manaus, AM Brasil, 163 pp. In Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian Amazonia. South America (tropical)
0.550.5500Reyes, 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)
0.5090.5090sg4FKM41 measured by Helene Muller-Landau at KM41 in 2001.South America (tropical)
0.540.5400Ter Steege, H., and Hammond, D.S. 2001. Character convergence, diversity and disturbance in tropical rainforest in Guyana. Ecology 82: 3197-3212.South America (tropical)
0.520.5200Various sources. In Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian Amazonia. Forest Ecology and Management 90: 59-87.South America (tropical)
0.60.6000Vink, A.T. 1983. Surinam Timbers. State Forest Industries, Paramaribo, Suriname By H Muller-Landau.South America (tropical)
0.560.5600Vink, A.T. 1983. Surinam Timbers. State Forest Industries, Paramaribo, Suriname By H Muller-Landau.South America (tropical)
0.440.4400Worldagroforestry wood density databaseSouth America (tropical)
0.550.5500Database of Brazilian WoodsSouth America (tropical)
0.650.6500Ferraz, I.D.K., Leal Filho, N., Imakawa, A.M., Varela, V.P., and Pina-Rodrigues, F.C.M. 2004. Caracteristicas basicas para um agrupamento ecologico preliminar de especies madeireiras da floresta de terra firme da Amazonia Central. Acta Amazonica 34: 621-South America (tropical)
0.970.9700Ferraz, I.D.K., Leal Filho, N., Imakawa, A.M., Varela, V.P., and Pina-Rodrigues, F.C.M. 2004. Caracteristicas basicas para um agrupamento ecologico preliminar de especies madeireiras da floresta de terra firme da Amazonia Central. Acta Amazonica 34: 621-South America (tropical)
0.570.5700Reyes, G., Brown, S., Chapman, J. and Lugo, A.E. (1992). Wood densities of tropical tree species. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, New Orleans, LA.Americas
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Statistic Summary of Wood Density (g/cm³)

N
20
Mean
0.5791
Median
0.5525
Mode
0.5400, 0.5700
Stdv
0.1103
Variance
0.0122
Range
[0.44, 0.97]
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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