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: 1
Number of individual trees analyzed: 1
Number of specimens: 2
Number of measurements: 6
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 19.4
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 18.5
Max PZC average on one log: 19.1
Min PZC average on one log: 19.1
PZC Average of all logs: 19.1

Species: plaquium spp., payena spp.
Family: Sapotaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Plaquium spp. & Payena spp.: Tropical trees in the Sapotaceae family, typically producing milky latex, with simple, alternate, leathery leaves. They are valued for their durable timber (often marketed as Nyatoh) and some species of Payena are sources of gutta-percha.