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Blunting Effect
Boring
Carving
Certified Source
Comments
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Distribution Overview
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Environmental Profile
Family Name
Gluing
Grain
Heartwood Color
Kiln Drying Rate
Kiln Schedules
Luster
Mortising
Moulding
Movement in Service
Nailing
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Odor
Painting
Planing
Polishing
References
Regions of Distribution
Resistance to Impregnation
Response to Hand Tools
Routing & Recessing
Sanding
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Screwing
Staining
Steam Bending
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Identification
Tree Size
Turning
Varnishing
Veneering Qualities
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Common Names
Hoary, Orey, Orey wood, Sajo
Regions of Distribution
Central America, Latin America
Countries of Distribution
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Brazil, Colombia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Common Uses
Baskets, Bent Parts, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Fiberboard, Fine furniture, Food containers, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Particleboard, Pencil, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Structural plywood, Utility furniture, Utility plywood, Wardrobes
Environmental Profile
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Vulnerable within its habitat in Panama and Colombia. Status in the wild is unknown due to insufficient information in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Brazil
Distribution Overview
Reported in the Atlantic lowlands of northern Panama, adjacent Costa Rica, and Pacific coastal regions of Colombia; forms almost pure stands in these marshy areas.
Heartwood Color
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| Brown |
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| White to cream |
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| Whitish |
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| Purple |
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| Pale red to pink |
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| Pale brown |
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| Brown |
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Sapwood Color
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| Red |
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| Not clearly differentiated from the heartwood. |
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Grain
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| Interlocked |
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| Straight |
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| Interlocked |
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| Generally straight, but not always |
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Texture
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| Fine to medium |
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Luster
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Natural Durability
| Moderately durable |
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| Durable |
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| Very durable |
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| Perishable |
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| Non durable |
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| Heartwood susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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Odor
| Seasoned wood has no characteristic odor or taste |
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| Freshly cut wood is aromatic |
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Kiln Schedules
| Drying (speed) is fast |
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| UK=G US=T8B3/T5B1 |
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| T5 - C3 (4/4) US |
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| Dry at a slow speed |
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Drying Defects
| Splitting |
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| Checking |
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| Distortion |
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| Collapse |
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| Resin Exudation |
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Ease of Drying
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| Medium to High Shrinkage |
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| Gum Exudation |
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Kiln Drying Rate
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Tree Identification
| Bole/stem form is straight |
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Tree Size
| Tree height is 30-40 m |
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| Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm |
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| Bole length is 10-20 m |
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| Sapwood width is 0-5 cm |
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| Tree height is 40-50 m |
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| Tree height is 50-60 m |
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| Sapwood width is 5-10 cm |
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| Tree height is 20-30 m |
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| Bole length is 20-30 m |
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Certified Source
Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect
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Boring
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Cutting Resistance
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| Low resistance |
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Gluing
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Mortising
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Moulding
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Movement in Service
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| Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement |
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Nailing
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| Holds nails well |
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Planing
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| Planes well, to a good finish |
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| Resistant heartwood |
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Response to Hand Tools
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Routing & Recessing
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| Routs well with average machine tools |
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Sanding
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| Fair to Good Results |
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Screwing
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Pre-boring recommended |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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| Good screw holding properties |
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Turning
| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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Veneering Qualities
| Difficult to veneer |
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| Veneers easily |
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| Suitable for slicing |
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| Suitable for peeling |
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| Veneers moderately easy |
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Steam Bending
| Poor to Very Poor Results |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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| Unsuitable |
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Painting
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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Polishing
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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| Good results |
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Staining
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Staining (Characteristic) = coloured water-soluble extract |
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| Finish is generally good |
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Varnishing
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Very Good to Excellent Results |
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Strength Properties
| Bending strength (MOR) = low |
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| Max. crushing strength = low |
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| Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low |
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| Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low |
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| Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Max. crushing strength = medium |
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| Weight = moderate |
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| Surfaces may dent or scratch easily |
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| Surfaces may dent easily |
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| Hardness (side grain) = very soft |
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| Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Compression strength (parallel to grain) = low |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = very low |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = medium |
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Bending strength of the species is considered medium, being much weaker than White oak or Teak in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content). Maximum crushing strength, or compression strength parallel to grain, is low. It is weaker than Mahogany or Teak. The wood is soft, and surfaces may dent easily. It also does not wear well, and mars easily. The weight is moderate. The species has average, or medium, density.
Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Bending Strength | 5395 | 8807 | psi |
| Density | | 24 | lbs/ft3 |
| Hardness | | 375 | lbs |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 2723 | 5020 | psi |
| Stiffness | 1141 | 1445 | 1000 psi |
| Specific Gravity | 0.29 | | |
| Weight | 25 | 20 | lbs/ft3 |
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| Item | Green | Dry | Metric |
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| Bending Strength | 379 | 619 | kg/cm2 |
| Density | | 384 | kg/m3 |
| Hardness | | 170 | kg |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 191 | 352 | kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness | 80 | 101 | 1000 kg/cm2 |
| Specific Gravity | 0.29 | | |
References
Bendtsen, B.A., Chudnoff, M.,1981,Properties of Seven Colombian Woods,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison Research Note FPL0242
Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 2 South America,TRADA, Red Booklet Series
Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.
Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry Department
Takahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4
WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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