Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a potential tool for monitoring trade of similar woods: Discrimination of true mahogany, cedar, andiroba, and curupixá

Cristina Monteiro Pastore, Tereza; Willian Batista Braga, Jez; Terezinha Rauber Coradin, Vera; Luiz Esteves Magalhães, Washington; Yoshico Arakaki Okino, Esmeralda; Arlete Alves Camargos, José; Inês Bolzón de Muñiz, Graciela; Augusto Bressan, Otávio; Davrieux, Fabrice

doi:10.1515/hf.2011.010

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Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a potential tool for monitoring trade of similar woods: Discrimination of true mahogany, cedar, andiroba, and curupixá

Published in Holzforschung • Nov 1, 2010

Authors:

Tereza Cristina Monteiro Pastore

Jez Willian Batista Braga

Vera Terezinha Rauber Coradin

Abstract

Abstract Mahogany is one of the most valuable woods and was widely used until it was included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species as endangered species. Mahogany wood sometimes is traded under different names. Also, some similar woods belonging to the Meliac...

Subject

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered species

Linear discriminant analysis

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