swatzia cubensis, 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: 6
Number of individual trees analyzed: 6
Number of specimens: 16
Number of measurements: 57
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 15.4
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 5.8
Max PZC average on one log: 14.4
Min PZC average on one log: 6.0
PZC Average of all logs: 8.4
Species: swatzia cubensis
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Swartzia cubensis is a small to medium-sized Caribbean tree with glossy pinnate leaves. It produces showy bright yellow flowers, distinctive for their single large petal, followed by woody, dark brown, often constricted pods.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:






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