pistacia lentiscus, Anacardiaceae, 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: 8
Number of specimens: 19
Number of measurements: 60
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 14.5
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 5.7
Max PZC average on one log: 12.8
Min PZC average on one log: 7.8
PZC Average of all logs: 9.6
Species: pistacia lentiscus
Family: Anacardiaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Pistacia lentiscus is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub or small tree with small, leathery, aromatic pinnate leaves. It bears inconspicuous flowers followed by small red to black drupes on female plants.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:








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UV LIGHT EXPOSURE
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