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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 Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Schedules Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Scientific Name Holopyxidium jarana Trade Name Inhauba Family Name Lecythidaceae Common Names Inhauba, Jarana Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brazil Common Uses Agricultural implements, Boat building: framing, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Plywood, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Veneer: decorative Heartwood Color Reddish brown Pale brown Red Dark brown Sapwood Color White to yellow Grain Even Straight Straight Texture Fine Fine Luster Slightly lustrous Natural Durability Very durable Susceptible to marine borer attack Durable Very durable Kiln Schedules Drying (speed) is fast Drying Defects Slight surface checking Ease of Drying Easy Tree Size Bark width is 15-20 mm Tree height is 30-40 m Boring Easy Planing Planes well, to a good finish Response to Hand Tools Moderate working qualities Difficult to machine Strength Properties Bending strength (MOR) = very high Shrinkage, Radial = large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Max. crushing strength = very high Max. crushing strength = high Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high Hardness (side grain) = very hard Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = large Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 18463 26499 psi Density 60 lbs/ft3 Hardness 2940 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 8467 11767 psi Stiffness 2331 2701 1000 psi Weight 59 47 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 9 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 1298 1863 kg/cm2 Density 961 kg/m3 Hardness 1333 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 595 827 kg/cm2 Stiffness 163 189 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 945 753 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Ducke, A.,1943,The Most Important Woods of the Amazon Valley,Tropical Woods,12(74,pp1-15 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 Wangaard, F.F., et al,1954,Properties and Uses of Tropical Woods 4,Tropical Woods,14(99, pp1-187