Tree Fanatic

Tree Species

Platonia insignis Mart.

Taxonomy
Species:
Platonia insignis Mart.
Genus:
Platonia
Family:
Clusiaceae

Common Names

  • No common names

Variable

Wood Density
8 rows
0.730.7300Chichignoud, 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)
0.680.6800Fanshawe, 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)
0.680.6800Gazel, 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 Unpublished report of the Office National des Forets.South America (tropical)
0.7320.7320Gérard, J., Miller, R.B. and ter Welle, B.J.H. 1996. Major timber trees of Guyana: timber characteristics and utilization. Tropenbos Series 15, Tropenbos Foundation, Wageningen, The Netherlands. South America (tropical)
0.830.8300Lorenzi, 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)
0.70.7000Reyes, 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)
0.710.7100Vink, A.T. 1983. Surinam Timbers. State Forest Industries, Paramaribo, Suriname By H Muller-Landau.South America (tropical)
0.70.7000Reyes, 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
8
Mean
0.7202
Median
0.7050
Mode
0.6800, 0.7000
Stdv
0.0485
Variance
0.0023
Range
[0.68, 0.83]
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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