castanospermum australe, Fabaceae, 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: 3
Number of individual trees analyzed: 5
Number of specimens: 10
Number of measurements: 36
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 17.4
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 10.4
Max PZC average on one log: 15.6
Min PZC average on one log: 10.9
PZC Average of all logs: 13.6
Species: castanospermum australe
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Castanospermum australe (Black Bean / Moreton Bay Chestnut) is a large Australian rainforest tree featuring glossy, dark green pinnate leaves, showy red-orange pea-like flowers, and large woody pods containing toxic, bean-like seeds.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:





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