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/14/2020 Libidibiaferea - Wikipedia ‘WIKIPEDIA Libidibia ferrea Libidibia ferrea, formerly Caesalpinia ferrea,) and commonly known as pau ferro, Brazilian ironwood, morado, or leopard tree,!] is a tree found in Brazil and Bolivia. Brazilian ironwood Contents Wood Uses Allergy information References Wood Scientific classification Most species of Caesalpinia s.l. have poorly defined growth rings, with isolated vessels arranged in radial multiples. Pitting | Kingdom: Plantae between vessels is alternate and covered, and fibres are generally not divided by a septum. The axial (i.e., longitudinal) parenchyma varies from a winged shape to confluent, and is (unranked): Eudicots irregularly storied (i.e., layered), while the rays (perpendicular to growth rings) are of variable height and generally comprise a single or double cell width.2! Libidibia in particular has | Order: Fabales layered longitudinal parenchyma and narrow homocellular (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Rosids (ie., of uniform type) rays without crystals in the ray cells.!2] Family: Fabaceae Genus: Libiibia Uses Species: L. ferrea jl i 5 Binomial name Its wood is often used for making fingerboards for electric basses and guitars. It has a similar feel and similar tonal Libidibia ferrea attributes to rosewood, but is harder and has a slightly lighter (Mart, ex Tul.) L. P. Queiroz colour.'4! The wood may also be used for flooring, fancy furniture, and handgun grips. It is also known by the names Synonyms morado, palo santo, caviuna, Brazilian ironwood, and Bolivian i rosewood, though it is not actually rosewood. = Caesalpinia ferrea C.Mart. In guitar making, pau ferro is mainly used for fingerboards and bridges. Some luthiers also use it for the back and sides of acoustic guitars. The Brazilian guitar company Giannini uses laminated pau ferro in many of their classical guitars.{5! Although similar in many ways to rosewood, pau ferro has slightly different qualities: Its colouration ranges from coffee brown to yellow brown and purple. The tonal characteristics are said to be between rosewood and ebony, with a slightly "snappier" sound, being "slightly brighter than rosewood but with the same depth and warmth". hitpsjlen. wikipedia orgiwiktibisibia_fereaiWood 19 ‘rrarz020 bib frre - Wikipacia Fender has utilized pau ferro on many of their instruments in recent years due to the increasing cost of rosewood due to CITES laws.[6] The Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature Fender Stratocaster was one of the company’s first instruments to feature a pau ferro fingerboard. Allergy information Pau ferro, used as a rosewood substitute, is a strong sensitizer Sliced fece of pau ferro board capable of causing acute outbreaks of allergic and irritant dermatitis in workers not previously exposed to it. This, however, has not prevented furniture factories from using the product. Apparently, most workers develop tolerance to the wood. The allergen is (R)-3,4-dimethoxydalbergion, a strong skin sensitizer.(7] > * a A two-week-old Bipinnately Inflorescences Seed pods specimen grown compound leaf from harvested seed . References 1. Gagnon, E.; Lewis, G.P.; Solange Sotuyo, J.; Hughes, C.E.; Bruneau, A. (November 2013). "A molecular phylogeny of Caesalpinia sensu lato: Increased sampling reveals new insights and more genera than expected", South African Journal of Botany. 89: 111-127. doi:10.1016jj.sajb.2013.07.027 (https://doi.org/10.1016%2F}. sajb.2013.07.027) 2. Gasson, Peter; Warner, Kate; Lewis, Gwilym (2009). "Wood Anatomy of Caesalpinia S.S., Coulteria, Erythrostemon, Guilandina, Libidibia, Mezoneuron, Poincianella, Pomaria and Tara (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Caesalpinieae)". [AWA Journal. 30 (3): 247-276. doi:10.1163/22941932-90000218 (https://doi.org/10.1163%2F22941932-90000218) 3. "Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. ex Tul" (https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?82 89). Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 February 2012. 4, https://www.commercialforestproducts.com/pau-ferro-rosewood/ 5, classical giannini guitar (http:/www.classical-guitar-world.com/classical-giannini-guitar.html) 6. "Fender CITES Changes - Rosewood vs. Pau Ferro Fretboards” (https://www.andertons.co.uk/fen der-cites-rosewood-pau-ferro). Retrieved August 16, 2018. 7. Department of Dermatology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Retrieved from “https://en.wikipedia org/wlindex.php tit This page was last edited on 17 April 2020, at 15:38 (UTC). hitpsjlen. wikipedia orgiwiktibisibia_fereaiWood 23 rsarzoz0 Text is available under the Creative Commons Attributior site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedi Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. hitpsjlen. wikipedia orgiwiktibisibia_fereaiWood ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this ‘a registered trademark of the Wikimedia a

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