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Blunting Effect
Boring
Carving
Certified Source
Comments
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Environmental Profile
Family Name
Gluing
Grain
Heartwood Color
Luster
Mortising
Moulding
Movement in Service
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Planing
Polishing
References
Regions of Distribution
Resistance to Impregnation
Response to Hand Tools
Routing & Recessing
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Silica Content
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Identification
Tree Size
Turning
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Common Names
Aromata, Blackheart, Cabory, Mayaro poui, Timbo pau
Regions of Distribution
Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia
Countries of Distribution
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Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Common Uses
Boat building (general), Bridge construction, Flooring, Heavy construction, Piling, Railroad ties
Environmental Profile
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| Endangered |
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Heartwood Color
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| Pale red to pink |
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| Dark brown |
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| Brown |
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| Yellow |
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| White |
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| White to yellow |
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| Different than heartwood |
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| Straight |
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Texture
Luster
Natural Durability
| Perishable |
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| Non-resistant to marine borers |
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| Durable |
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| Susceptible to marine borer attack |
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| Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack |
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| Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) |
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| Resistant to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles |
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| Moderately resistant to termite (Isoptera) attack |
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| Moderately resistant to marine borer attack |
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| Moderately durable |
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Silica Content
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
| Rapidly |
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Tree Identification
| Bole/stem form is not buttressed |
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Tree Size
| Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm |
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Certified Source
Comments
General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect
Boring
| Fair to good results |
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| Fairly easy to very easy |
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Carving
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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Cutting Resistance
Gluing
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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Mortising
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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Moulding
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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Movement in Service
| Excellent Stability - Small Movement |
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| Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement |
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Planing
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Poor to Very Poor Results |
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Resistance to Impregnation
| Resistant sapwood |
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| Resistant heartwood |
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Response to Hand Tools
| Moderate working qualities |
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| Easy to machine |
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Routing & Recessing
| Fair to Good Results |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Fair to Good Results |
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Strength Properties
| Density (dry weight) = >75 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft. |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = very high |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = medium |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = high |
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Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Bending Strength | 14597 | 21597 | psi |
| Density | | 59 | lbs/ft3 |
| Weight | 58 | 53 | lbs/ft3 |
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| Bending Strength | 1026 | 1518 | kg/cm2 |
| Density | | 945 | kg/m3 |
References
Brooks, R.L., et al,1941,Durability tests on Untreated Timbers in Trinidad,Caribbean Forester,2(3,pp101-119
Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 9 Central America and the Caribbean,TRADA, Red Booklet Series
Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry Department
Fanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1
Longwood, F.R.,1962,Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.207
Marshall, R.C.,1934,Trees of Trinidad and Tobago,Government Printer Port of Spain Trinidad
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