Wood Anatomy of Lecythidaceae Species called “Tauari”

Bernal, Rocio Astrid; Coradin, Vera Terezinha Rauber; Camargos, José Arlete Alves; Costa, Cristiane Maria Amorim; Pissarra, José

doi:10.1163/22941932-90000046

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“…In general, members of Lecythidaceae have reticulate axial parenchyma. This feature has been reported by other researchers of the genus Couratari (Mainieri & Chimelo 1989, Alves & Angyalossy-Alfonso 2002, Coradin et al 2010, Bernal et al 2011, Wheeler 2011.…”

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Anatomical Identification of Tropical Woods Traded in Lavras, Brazil

Duarte¹,

Borges²,

Ferreira³

et al. 2021

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Anatomical characterisation of wood plays an important role in the recognition and confirmation of identity of commercially important timbers. Hence, the objective of the present study is to establish macroscopic identity of tropical wood species commercialised in Lavras, city of Minas Gerais/Brazil, and to verify whether the commercial names given to these species differentiate them from other wood species studied. Wood planks were obtained from commercial timber industries in Lavras region. The samples were passed through identification screening, anatomical characterisation, commercial nomenclatural analysis and visual comparison between the samples collected with available reference materials. According to the results, the trade nomenclature used for lumber industry was in agreement with the literature, except for the taxon Goupia glabra (Goupiaceae), and its common name Perobinha should be replaced by Cupiuba. Evaluation of several features affirmed that the axial parenchyma patterns, the vessel porosity and the presence of storied rays were essential to distinguish families, tribes and typical forest species of the Brazilian flora. Based on the results it was concluded that wood anatomy is an effective mechanism in the identification of commercial timbers, including endangered taxa such as Cedrela (Meliaceae).

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“…This arrangement is typical in other important timber species of Lecythidaceae, such as Allantoma lineata, Bertholletia excelsa, Cariniana micrantha and Lecythis pisonis(Coradin et al 2010). However, the genus Couratari differs from other Tauaris by the yellow color of the heartwood (Figure2-C2)(Bernal et al 2011).…”

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Anatomical Identification of Tropical Woods Traded in Lavras, Brazil

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Ferreira³

et al. 2021

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“…Likewise, some species of Manilkara and Pouteria have very similar wood anatomy, making their distinction impracticable (Santini Junior 2013). Bernal et al (2011) also reported difficulties distinguishing species referred to as ''Tauari'', and used differences in color and microscopic quantitative data to sort them. According to the list of species of the Brazilian Flora (Flora do Brasil 2020 under construction 2016), there are 18 species of Manilkara in Brazil, of which 15 are endemic, while there are 122 species of Pouteria, of which 52 are endemic.…”

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Anatomical identification of commercialized wood in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Nascimento

Brandes

Valente³

et al. 2016

Braz. J. Bot

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The analysis of macroscopic wood anatomy is a critical tool for the inspection and identification of commercial wood. Studies have reported two main problems in timber commerce: wood misidentification and the trade of endangered species. In the state of Rio de Janeiro, there exists a lack of scientific research into wood identification and commerce. Therefore, in 2011, the Research Institute of the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro and the Environmental State Institute signed an agreement of technical cooperation to record inventory of the wood involved in commerce in the above state based on wood identification. The present study aimed to identify, by macroscopic wood anatomy, wood samples collected by Environmental State Institute inspectors and to crosscheck the identified species to their assigned common names. In total, 277 samples were gathered from 52 different companies, of which we were able to identify 220 to genus and 57 to species. The identified wood samples represented 22 families and 43 genera, and included four endangered species. Sellers used the common name inappropriately in 18 % of the samples. Our study shows that there is currently a problem with the use of erroneous common names in the trade of endangered woods in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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“…Cariniana, Couratari, and Lecythis share most characters with the fossil. Cariniana and Couratari, which are very similar in anatomy (Bernal et al 2011), generally have rays 1-2(-3)-seriate but include taxa (Cariniana estrellensis (raddi) Kuntze, Couratari guianensis Aubl.) with wider rays (InsideWood 2004onwards).…”

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The Piedra Chamana fossil woods (Eocene, Peru)

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The fossil woods and leaves of the Fossil Forest Piedra Chamana represent a diverse assemblage of plants dating to 39 Ma (late Middle Eocene). The fossils are preserved in an ashfall and overlying lahar deposits near the small village of Sexi in the northern Peruvian Andes (central Cajamarca). The assemblage includes dicot wood types and leaf morphotypes, as well as a diversity of monocot material. The ~30 dicot wood types are referred to the families Acanthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Combretaceae, Cordiaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lechythidaceae, Lythraceae, Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, Muntingiaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, and Sapindaceae. Described herein are descriptions of the first 17 wood types that have been assigned to the families Acanthaceae through Lythraceae; descriptions of the additional wood types will appear in a later paper. The paleovegetation can be characterized as lowland tropical forest with a dry aspect based on preliminary analysis of floristic affinities and wood anatomical characteristics of the fossils.

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Wood Anatomy of Lecythidaceae Species called “Tauari”

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Anatomical Identification of Tropical Woods Traded in Lavras, Brazil

Anatomical Identification of Tropical Woods Traded in Lavras, Brazil

Anatomical identification of commercialized wood in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Piedra Chamana fossil woods (Eocene, Peru)

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