Tree Fanatic

Wood Density

Symphonia globulifera L. f.

Taxonomy
Species:
Symphonia globulifera L. f.
Genus:
Symphonia
Family:
Guttiferae

Wood Density (g/cm3)

26 rows
0.580.5800Fearnside, P.M. 1997. Wood density for estimating forest biomass in Brazilian. Forest Ecology and Management 90basic density in Carajas, Curua-Una, Brazil
0.7050.7050air-dryWoods of the World
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0.610.6100Chichignoud, 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)
0.60.6000Detienne, 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)
0.570.5700Do 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)
0.620.6200Fanshawe, 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)
0.580.5800Forest Products Laboratory. 1987 and 1999. Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material. General Technical Report. FPL-GTR-113. USDA. Africa (tropical)
0.580.5800Gazel, 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 Unpublished report of the Office National des Forets.South America (tropical)
0.6090.6090Howard, L.A. 1951. A manual of the timbers of the world: their characteristics and uses. London, MacMillan. 751 pp. This data is in Reyes et al 1992. USDA report.Africa (tropical)
0.4560.4560Kryn, J.M., and Fobes, E.W. 1959. The Woods of Liberia. Forest Products Laboratory Document No. 2159, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.Africa (tropical)
0.590.5900Lavers, G.M. 1983. The Strength Properties of Timber. 3rd ed. Building Research Establishment Report, HMSO, London, 60 pp.Africa (tropical)
0.740.7400Lorenzi, 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)
0.70.7000Loureiro, A. A. and Braga Lisboa, P. L. 1979. Madeiras do Município de Aripuana e suas utilidades (Mato Grosso). Acta Amazonica 9(1): 1-79.South America (tropical)
0.560.5600Malavassi, I.M.C. 1992. Maderas de Costa Rica: 150 Especies forestales, Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica.Central America (tropical)
0.590.5900Munishi, P.K.T., Maliondo, S.M., Temu, R.P.C., and Msanya, B.M. 2004. The Potential of Afromontane Rain Forests to mitigate carbon emissions in Tanzania. Journal of the Tanzania Association of Foresters.Africa (extratropical)
0.580.5800Reyes, 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)
0.6330.6330Sallenave, P. 1955. Propriétés Physiques et Mécaniques des Bois. CTFT, Nogent sur Marne, France.Africa (tropical)
0.6070.6070Tree Talk. 2005. Woods of the World Pro CD. Springer-Verlag.Africa (tropical)
0.660.6600Values compiled from various sources by the BDFFP projectSouth America (tropical)
0.550.5500Van 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)
0.5270.5270Woodcock, D.W. 2000. Wood specific gravity of trees and forest types in the Southern Peruvian Amazon. Acta Amazonica 30(4): 589-599.South America (tropical)
0.580.5800Reyes, 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.Africa
0.580.5800Baker, T.R., Phillips, O.L., Malhi, Y., Almeida, S., Arroyo, L., Di Fiore, A., Erwin, T., Killeen, T.J., Laurance, S.G., Laurance, W.F., Lewis, S.L., Lloyd, J., Monteagudo, A., Neill, D.A., Patiño, S., Pitman, N.C.A.,Silva, J.N.M. and Martínez, R.V. (200Americas
0.80.800050The Utilitation Section of the Forest Research Office, Forest Departement. In: NSB Technical Report. 1992. Local data for wood density.
0.540.640.590012The Utilitation Section of the Forest Research Office, Forest Departement. In: NSB Technical Report. 1992. Local data for wood density.
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Statistic Summary of Wood Density (g/cm³)

N
26
Mean
0.6093
Median
0.5900
Mode
0.5800
Stdv
0.0692
Variance
0.0048
Range
[0.456, 0.8]
Cumulative Distribution Plot
  • If the Moisture Content column is undefined, you may assume the value of 15%
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