berlinia spp., 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: 5
Number of individual trees analyzed: 7
Number of specimens: 15
Number of measurements: 51
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 18.9
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 9.5
Max PZC average on one log: 17.5
Min PZC average on one log: 11.8
PZC Average of all logs: 15.6
Species: berlinia spp.
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Medium to large tropical African trees (Fabaceae) with alternate, pinnate leaves. They produce showy white to cream flowers, often with prominent petals, arranged in racemes, followed by woody, flattened pods.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:







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