dalbergia caearensis, 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: 7
Number of individual trees analyzed: 8
Number of specimens: 20
Number of measurements: 66
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 21.7
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 8.8
Max PZC average on one log: 16.8
Min PZC average on one log: 9.3
PZC Average of all logs: 13.1
Species: dalbergia caearensis
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Dalbergia cearensis is a medium-sized tropical tree native to Brazil, highly prized for its dense, fine-grained, often purplish-brown wood (known as Kingwood) used in fine woodworking. It features pinnate leaves and produces small white flowers followed by legume pods.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:








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