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Blunting Effect Boring Carving 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 Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Aniba duckei Trade Name Pau rosa Family Name Lauraceae Common Names Aniba rosewood, Bois de rose, Comino real, Coto, Female rosewood, Louro, Louro rosa, Moena amarilla, Pau rosa, Rosenhout, Silverballi Regions of Distribution Central America, Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname Common Uses Billiard-cue butts, Decorative plywood, Plywood, Sporting Goods, Turnery Environmental Profile Endangered Endangered within most of its growth range (and may soon be Extinct if adverse environmental practices persist) Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center Still somewhat abundant in the Amazon. Distribution Overview Widely distributed in the rainforest from the interior of French Guiana, along the Guiana shield through Suriname, Venezuela and Colombia to the Peruvian Amazon. In Brazil, it occurs from Amapa westward along both sides of the Amazon River. The areas of highest concentration run from Curuá-Una (near Santarém) to the Peruvian frontier in the south, and from the Trombetas River to Colombia in the north. It is also found around Belém and on Marajó Island. Heartwood Color Yellow Brown Green/grey Yellowish green Matures into light yellowish brown with a greenish tinge with age Sapwood Color Yellow White White to yellow Grain Even Straight Interlocked Interlocked Generally straight, but not always Texture Medium Fine Fine to medium Luster Medium High Medium Lustrous High Natural Durability Very durable Durable Very high natural resistance Heartwood resistant to attack by white rot and brown rot fungi Odor Has an odor Spicy odor No taste Drying Defects Checking Distortion Warping can be expected Slight surface checking Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Little degrade Fairly Easy Moderate Dries at a moderate rate with little degrade. Tree Size Bole length is 20-30 m Tree height is 30-40 m Comments Often steamed after felling for about sixty to ninety minutes, and is sometimes used in the perfume industry Blunting Effect Little Blunting effect on machining is slight Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Easy to carve Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Easy to saw Gluing Fair to Good Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Satisfactory gluing properties Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Smooth surface Easy to plane Resistance to Impregnation Resistant sapwood Resistant heartwood Similar to teak Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Easy to Work Responds well to hand tools Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Very Good to Excellent Results Yields smooth and clean surfaces Good results Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Excellent results Strength Properties Resists denting and marring Max. crushing strength = high Heavy Bending strength (MOR) = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 12985 18649 psi Crushing Strength 1039 1088 psi Hardness 1441 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 6429 9810 psi Shearing Strength 1803 psi Static Bending 9761 11525 psi Stiffness 2127 2519 1000 psi Toughness 172 inch-lbs Work to Maximum Load 10 18 inch-lbs/in3 Specific Gravity 0.55 0.56 Weight 43 35. lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % Volumetric Shrinkage 12 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 912 1311 kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 73 76 kg/cm2 Hardness 653 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 452 689 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 126 kg/cm2 Static Bending 686 810 kg/cm2 Stiffness 149 177 1000 kg/cm2 Toughness 198 cm-kg Work to Maximum Load 0.70 1.26 cm-kg/cm3 Specific Gravity 0.55 0.56 Weight 689 560. kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 5 % Tangential Shrinkage 7 % References Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Kline, M. 1986. Aniba duckei - Pau rosa. In A Guide to Useful Woods of the World, Flynn Jr., J.H., Editor. King Philip Publishing Co., Portlan, Maine. 1994. Page 43. Wangaard, F.F., and A.F. Muschler. 1952. Tropical Woods - Properties and Uses of Tropical Woods, Volume III, No. 98. School of Forestry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.