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Table 1.

Color parameters of Acacia mangium and Vochysia guatemalensis using the CIELab System.

Wood color parameters	Acacia mangium		Vochysia guatemalensis
Wood color parameters	Sapwood	Heartwood	Sapwood	Heartwood
L*	84.1 ^A (1.86)	56.62 ^B (6.88)	80.56 ^A (1.61)	73.88 ^B (3.64)
L*	[83.13–86.43]	[49.75–68.34]	[78.91–82.78]	[69.08–78.56]
a*	−0.46 ^A (47.61)	4.11 ^B (22.87)	2.33 ^A (38.63)	4.65 ^B (32.25)
a*	[−1.29–0.04]	[2.01–5.63]	[1.11–3.79]	[2.70–7.45]
b*	22.38 ^A (3.53)	23.05 ^A (8.80)	15.77 ^A (9.00)	17.78 ^A (14.23)
b*	[21.75; 23.54]	[18.55–28.07]	[12.99–18.43]	[12.96–21.52]

Note: Minimum and maximum values are shown in square brackets and CV in parentheses. Average values identified with the letters A and B are statistically different at α = 99%.