guaiacum officinale, Zygophyllaceae, Angiospermae (Hardwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 6
Number of individual trees analyzed: 6
Number of specimens: 13
Number of measurements: 45
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 14.4
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 6.3
Max PZC average on one log: 13.6
Min PZC average on one log: 6.7
PZC Average of all logs: 9.0
Species: guaiacum officinale
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Guaiacum officinale is a slow-growing, evergreen tree native to the Caribbean, renowned for its extremely dense, self-lubricating wood known as lignum vitae. It produces clusters of small, vibrant blue-purple flowers.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:






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