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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Movement in Service Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Identification Tree Size Scientific Name Taralea oppositifolia Trade Name Almendrillo Family Name Papilionaceae Synonyms Coumarouna oppositifolia Common Names Almendrillo, Cumaru rana, Shihuahuaco, Tarala Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru Common Uses Heavy construction, Light construction, Moldings, Railroad ties, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts Heartwood Color Reddish brown Dark brown Sapwood Color Different than heartwood White to yellow Grain Figure Interlocked Mottled (figure) Other (figure) Stripe (figure) Interlocked Striped figure Other figure Mottled figure Texture Medium Fine Luster Slightly lustrous Lustrous Natural Durability Susceptible to insect attack Moderately durable Resistant to powder post beetles Durable Very durable Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) Drying Defects Splitting Tree Identification Bole/stem form is straight Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Boring Easy Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy Cutting Resistance with dry wood is difficult Movement in Service Stable Planing Planes well, to a good finish Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Heartwood is extremely resistant Response to Hand Tools Difficult to machine Variable qualities Strength Properties Max. crushing strength = very high Hardness (side grain) = very hard Density (dry weight) = >75 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Bending strength (MOR) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Bending strength (MOR) = very high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 13336 20063 psi Density 71 lbs/ft3 Hardness 2940 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 10035 13590 psi Weight 70 54 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 937 1410 kg/cm2 Density 1137 kg/m3 Hardness 1333 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 705 955 kg/cm2 Weight 1121 865 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % References Altamirano, S.V.,1992,Maderas de Bolivia (Caracteristicas y usos de 55 maderas tropicals,Camara Nacional Forestal Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry Department Peru - P.A.D.T.,1981,Descripcion general y anatomica de 105 Maderas del Grupo Andino,Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena, P.A.D.T. Report, Junac, Lima, Peru. Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press