Rotary peeling yield of Schizolobium amazonicum (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae)

The tropical tree Schizolobium amazonicum is native from the Amazonian forest, naturally occurring in Brazil, Peru and Colombia. This work aimed to study the veneer yield made from this species. For this purpose, 50 logs from S. amazonicum were rotary peeled in a plywood industry installed in Brazilian Amazon region. The results indicated that S. amazonicum had a peeling yield similar or even higher than those usually obtained for species traditionally used for this purpose in Brazil, like those of Pinus and Eucalyptus. It was also observed that the dendrometric parameters of the log can be used to estimate the peeling yield in this species.

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Main Authors: Melo,Rafael Rodolfo de, Del Menezzi,Cláudio Henrique Soares, Pavan,Bruno Ettore, Rodolfo Júnior,Francisco
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2014
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672014000300003
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