prosopis 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: 2
Number of individual trees analyzed: 5
Number of specimens: 9
Number of measurements: 30
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 23.2
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 12.4
Max PZC average on one log: 21.0
Min PZC average on one log: 14.0
PZC Average of all logs: 16.5
Species: prosopis spp.
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Prosopis species are thorny deciduous shrubs or small to medium-sized trees with bipinnate leaves, small yellowish-green flowers in dense spikes, and distinctive sweet, often edible, legume pods. They are well-adapted to arid and semi-arid regions.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:





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