Table 1 Chemical wood composition in young trees.

From: Classification of Amazonian fast-growing tree species and wood chemical determination by FTIR and multivariate analysis (PLS-DA, PLS)

Species

No of samples

Cellulose

Hemicellulose

Lignin

Average (%)

Min–Max

SD

Average (%)

Min–Max

SD

Average (%)

Min–Max

SD

Capirona

50

38.9

26.2–41.7

4.1

9.9

5.5–13.6

1.2

8.9

7.1–11.3

1

Bolaina

50

31.4

16.5–48.7

11.2

16.8

11.6–35.3

5.0

11.7

7.3–15.6

1.7

Pashaco

11

44.5

26.2–51.8

6.6

14.8

12.8–16.8

1.2

9.2

5.1–11.3

1.6

  1. SD standard deviation, Min–Max minimum and maximum value.
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