Table 3 Main wood species planted in Brazil in 2012 [2]
From: The Brazilian wood biomass supply and utilization focusing on eucalypt
Common name | Scientific name | Area of forest plantations in 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
ha | % | ||
Eucalypt | Eucalyptus grandis, E. saligna, hybrid E. Urophyla x E. Grandis, E. urophyla, E. viminalis, E. globulos, others | 5,102,030 | 71.00 |
Pine tree | Pinus taeda, Pinus elliotti, others | 1,562,782 | 21.75 |
Acacia | Acacia mearnsii, Acacia mangium | 148,311 | 2.12 |
Rubber tree | Hevea brasiliensis | 168,848 | 2.36 |
‘Paricá’ | Schizolobium amazonicum | 87,901 | 1.22 |
Teak | Tectona grandis | 67,329 | 0.97 |
‘Araucária’ | Araucária angustifólia | 11,343 | 0.16 |
Alamos | Populus spp. | 4,216 | 0.06 |
Others | 33,183 | 0.46 | |
Total | 7,185,943 | 100 | |