Atlas of macroscopic wood identification with a special focus on timbers used in europe and CITES-listed species /: with a special focus on timbers used in europe and CITES-listed species. (c2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Flavio Ruffinatto, Alan Crivellaro.
• Authors: Crivellaro, Alan
• Other Names: Ruffinatto, Flavio
• Contents: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Basics of Wood Structure, Materials and Methods, Identification Key -- 1: Plans of Observation and Wood Structure -- Plans of Observation -- Wood Structure -- 2: Specimen Preparation and Observation -- Cutting Tools -- Specimen Preparation -- Hand Lens Observation -- 3: Materials and Methods -- Species Selection -- Specimen Preparation and Imaging -- Specimen Description -- References -- 4: Definition of Macroscopic Characters -- Anatomical Characters, Wood with and Without Vessels (Hardwoods and Softwoods) -- Growth Rings Anatomical Characters, Wood with Vessels (Hardwoods) -- Porosity -- Vessel Arrangement -- General Comments -- Vessel Groupings -- General Comments -- Vessel Frequency -- General Comments -- Vessel Diameter/Pore Visibility -- General Comments -- Latewood Pore Visibility -- Vesselless Bands -- Tyloses -- Vessel Deposits -- Axial Parenchyma Distribution -- Ray Width -- General Comments -- Ray Storying -- Ray Height -- Rays per Millimetre -- Wood Rayless -- Fibres -- Intercellular Canals -- Included Phloem -- Anatomical Characters, Wood Without Vessels (Softwoods) -- Earlywood/Latewood Transition Axial Canals -- Axial Parenchyma -- Non-structural Characters, Wood with and Without Vessels (Hardwoods and Softwoods) -- Heartwood Colour -- General Comments -- Heartwood Density -- Heartwood Odour -- Heartwood Oily Surface -- Habit (According to IAWA 1989) -- Geographical Distribution (According to IAWA 1989) (Fig. 4.27) -- Non-structural Characters, Wood with Vessels (Hardwoods) -- Heartwood Fluorescence -- General Comments -- Heartwood Extractives -- Heartwood Froth Test -- Heartwood Burning Splinter Test -- Chrome Azurol-S test -- Grain -- Surface Marks -- References -- 5: Identification Key Softwoods -- Hardwoods -- Part II: Wood Specifications -- 6: Wood Specifications A-B -- Abies -- Abies alba Mill. -- Acacia -- Acacia mangium Willd. -- Acer -- Acer pseudoplatanus L. -- Adina -- Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Brandis -- Aesculus -- Aesculus hippocastanum L. -- Afzelia -- Afzelia bipindensis Harms. -- Agathis -- Agathis australis (D.Don) Lindl. -- Ailanthus -- Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle -- Albizia -- Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth. -- Alexa -- Alexa imperatricis (R.H.Schomb.) Baill. -- Alnus -- Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. -- Alstonia Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don -- Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. -- Amburana -- Amburana cearensis (Allemao) A.C.Sm. -- Amphimas -- Amphimas pterocarpoides Harms -- Andira -- Andira coriacea Pulle -- Androstachys -- Androstachys johnsonii Prain -- Aniba -- Aniba canelilla (Kunth) Mez -- Aniba rosodora Ducke -- Anisoptera -- Anisoptera costata Korth. -- Anopyxis -- Anopyxis klaineana (Pierre) Engl. -- Antiaris -- Antiaris toxicaria (J.F.Gmel.) Lesch. -- Antrocaryon -- Antrocaryon klaineanum Pierre -- Apuleia -- Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J.F.Macbr. -- Aquilaria -- Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 674.1; Wood -- Identification; Timber; Timber; Wood; Electronic books; Electronic books; Field guides
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030235666; 3030235661
• Related ISBNs: 3030235653; 9783030235659
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