Name |
|
SBB Code |
YZH |
Commercial Name |
Yzerhart, Wamara, Coracao De Negro, Guyana Rosewood |
Botanical Name |
Swartzia ingifolia, Swartzia grandifolia, Swartzia leiocalycina, Swartzia panacoco |
Family |
Fabaceae-caesalpinioideae (angiosperm) |
Properties |
|
Color |
Dark brown |
Grain |
Straigth or interlocked |
Texture |
Medium |
Tree size |
30 – 40 m |
Trunk diameter |
0.4 – 0.80 m |
Technical Data |
|
Green density (Kg/m3) |
1200 |
Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) |
930 |
Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) |
148 |
Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) |
85 |
Durability |
|
Dry wood borer |
Class D - Durable |
Fungi |
Class 1 - Very durable |
Termites |
Class D - Durable |
Treatability |
Class 4 - Not permeable |
End Use |
|
Musical instuments, Stringed instruments (bow), Cabinetwork (high class furniture), Wood-ware, Sculpture, Sliced veneer, Wind instruments, Flooring, Turned goods, Current furniture or furniture components, Interior panelling, Arched goods. |