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CUERO DE SAPO (Gyranthera micrantha)
Trade Name
Cuero de Sapo
Scientific Name
Gyranthera micrantha W. Palacios, spp. nov. ined.
Family
BOMBACACEAE
Common Names
Cuero De Sapo (Ecuador)
Description Of The Tree
Botanical Description
The trees are reported to be large, reaching heights of up to 40 m, with trunk diameters of 150 cm. The boles are cylindrical and straight, with steep buttresses up to 5 m tall.
Natural Habitat
Gyranthera micrantha is frequently found at 800 to 1,000 m of altitude in valleys and also in flat areas. It prefers fertile soils.
Natural Distribution
This species occurs in Ecuador. It is reported to be especially abundant in the Zamora-Chinchipe and Pastaza areas.
Wood Identification
Anatomic Description Of Wood
Vessel clusters common. Tangential diameter of vessel lumina 200 micras or more (large). Vessels per mm2 less than 6 (rare). Occasionally apotracheal axial parenchyma diffuse and/or diffuse in aggregates. Axial parenchyma in continuous tangential lines (included in reticulate and scalariform). Rays less than 4 per mm (rare). Rays storied. Larger rays more than 4 seriate.
Availability
Cites Status
Unrestricted
General Wood Description
Odor
The wood has no specific odor or taste.
Color
The sapwood is not distinct, the heartwood is pale brown color.
Grain
The grain is usually straight.
Texture
The texture is typically medium to coarse.
Luster
Luster is reported to be moderate.
Natural durability index (1= Very high durability, 7=Vey low durability)
5
Wood Physical Properties
Basic Density or Specific Gravity (O.D. weight/vol. green) (g/cm³)
0.40
Air-dry Density (Weight and volume at 12%MC) (g/cm³)
0.43
Wood Chemical Properties
Wood Mechanical Properties
Workability
REFERENCED USES
End Uses Summary
PLYWOOD AND VENEER, faces
Panels, Veneers
- 25 - Directory of Timber Trade Malaysia
Faces
- 26 - Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 1998-ITTO
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