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Nomenclature. Family: CUPRESSACEAE. Synonym(s): Callitris whytei, Widdringtonia nodiflora var. whytei. Further trade and local names: mulanje cypress (GB); nkungudza, mlanje cedar (MW). Code according to DIN EN 13556: none.
CITES(EU) status of protection. Listed in Annex II(B).
Geographic distribution. Southern Africa. Endemic to Malawi.
Growth rings, colour, grain, etc. Growth ring boundaries distinct, or indistinct or absent; transition from earlywood to latewood gradual. As a rule demarcated by a very narrow, darker latewood band. Heartwood basically brown, yellow (yellowish to pale brown). Sapwood distinct from heartwood colour. Odour distinct (spicy aromatic). Wood of medium weight (0.50–0.60 g/cm2). Interlocked grain absent.
Hardwood vs softwood. Vessels (pores) absent (= softwood).
Rays. Rays narrow. Large rays commonly less than 1 mm high.
Resin canals. Normal resin canals absent.
Additional information. • Transverse section + wood surface. Transverse section ca. 10x. Radial surface, natural size.
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Cite this publication as: ‘Richter, H.G., Gembruch, K., and Koch, G. 2014 onwards. CITESwoodID: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. In English, French, German, and Spanish. Version: 4th April 2023. www.delta-intkey.com’.
