Name | |
SBB Code | ING |
Commercial Name | Ingipipa (Tauari), Tauari Branco |
Botanical Name | Couratari spp. |
Family | Lecythidaceae |
Properties | |
Color | Cream white to light beige or yellowish brown grayish brown |
Grain | Straight or uniformly interlocked |
Texture | Medium to coarse |
Tree size | 20 – 30 m |
Trunk diameter | 0.5 – 0.80 m |
Technical Data | |
Green density (Kg/m3) | 1100 |
Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) | 620 |
Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 96 |
Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 51 |
Durability | |
Dry wood borer | Class S - Susceptible |
Fungi | Class 5 - Not durable |
Termites | Class S - Susceptible |
Treatability | Class 1 - Easily permeable |
End Use | |
Stairs (inside), Blockboard, Interior panelling, Formwork, Interior joinery, Light carpentry, Flooring, Seats, Veneer for interior of plywood, Veneer for back or face of plywood, Moulding, Boxes and crates, Exterior joinery, Current furniture or furniture components, Glued laminated, Turned goods, Sliced veneer. |