Tree Fanatic

Wood Density

Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H. Karst.

Taxonomy

Wood Density (g/cm3)

13 rows
0.30.3000Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian. Forest Ecology and Management 90basic density in Brazil
0.30.450.3750Forestry Compendium, CAB International
0.550.5500Chichignoud, 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)
0.470.4700Detienne, 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)
0.430.4300Gutierrez 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)
0.370.3700Little, 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)
0.390.3900Lorenzi, 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 (extratropical)
0.360.3600Malavassi, I.M.C. 1992. Maderas de Costa Rica: 150 Especies forestales, Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica.Central America (tropical)
0.3450.3450Reyes, 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)
0.330.3300Van der Slooten, H.J., Richter, H.G., Aune, J.E. and Cordero, L.L.. 1971. Inventariacion y demonstracionces forestales Panama: Propriedades y usos de ciento trece especies maderables de Panama. Panama, UNFAO: SF/PAN 6.Central America (tropical)
0.3750.3750Wiemann, M.C. and Williamson, G.B. 1989. Wood specific gravity gradients in tropical dry and montane rain forest trees. American Journal of Botany 76(6): 924-928Central America (tropical)
0.30.3000Worldagroforestry wood density databaseSouth America (tropical)
0.330.3300Fearnside, 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
13
Mean
0.3788
Median
0.3700
Mode
0.3000, 0.3300, 0.3750
Stdv
0.0702
Variance
0.0049
Range
[0.3, 0.55]
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