European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Wood potential of Pau-mulato (Calycophyllum spruceanum Benth.) from natural regeneration in floodplain forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Author Name :
Madson Alan Rocha de Sousa, Cleibiane da Silva Martins, Jesomi Jonatan da Costa Abreu, Marcelino Carneiro Guedes, Luiz Fernandes Silva Dionisio, Camila de Almeida Milhomem, Raul Negrão de Lima, Gustavo Schwartz
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Bridge Center
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Abstract :
The use of timber forest resources has historically been a source of income and livelihood for families in lowland forests in the Brazilian Amazon. However, many of these woods are used without the knowledge of their properties. Studying the technological properties of these species is fundamental to subsidize their use and management, especially in shorter cycles of forest asset utilization. The objective of this research was to characterize the physical properties of the wood of Calycophyllum spruceanum of 12 years of age. The analysis were performed according to the radial position of the trunk (medulla-bark direction) and the traction wood and opposite wood, marked by the eccentricity of the medulla. Four trees were harvested for sampling and were furthermore analyzed. The density of the wood increased in the radial direction, with higher values closer to the bark. There were no significant differences between the two types of wood, traction and opposite, for the physical properties.
Keywords :
Brazilian Amazon, wood density, traction wood, opposite wood, physical properties.
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