Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vouacapoua > Vouacapoua americana

Vouacapoua americana (Acapu; Acapu Do Para)

Synonyms: Andira aubletii; Andira racemosa; Vouacapoua aubletii

Wikipedia Abstract

Vouacapoua americana (wacapou or acapu) is a species of tree in the legume family (Fabaceae). The timber is used in heavy construction and carpentry.
View Wikipedia Record: Vouacapoua americana

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Vouacapoua americana

Attributes

Janka Hardness [2]  1730 lbf (785 kgf) Medium
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Specific Gravity [3]  0.79
Structure [1]  Tree

Predators

Alouatta seniculus (red howler monkey)[4]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 3Wood Technology Transfer Fact Sheets U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
♦ 4Diet of the Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus) in French Guiana, C. Julliot and D. Sabatier, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 14, No. 4, 1993, pp. 527-550
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0