licaria cayanense, Lauraceae, 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: 2
Number of individual trees analyzed: 2
Number of specimens: 4
Number of measurements: 12
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 19.9
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 11.8
Max PZC average on one log: 19.3
Min PZC average on one log: 14.0
PZC Average of all logs: 16.6
Species: licaria cayanense
Family: Lauraceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Licaria cayanense is a medium to large tree (up to 30m) native to Central and South America, known for its hard, durable wood. It features alternate, simple, leathery, elliptic leaves and produces small flowers followed by ovoid, dark purple drupes.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:


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