| Name | |
| SBB Code | RLO |
| Commercial Name | Rode Locus (Jatoba) |
| Botanical Name | Hymenaea courbaril |
| Family | Fabaceae – caesalpinioideae (angiosperm) |
| Properties | |
| Color | Red brown |
| Grain | Straigth or interlocked |
| Texture | Medium |
| 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) | 870 |
| Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 173 |
| Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 98 |
| Durability | |
| Dry wood borer | Class D - Durable |
| Fungi | Class 2 - Durable |
| Termites | Class M - Moderately durable |
| Treatability | Class 4 - Not permeable |
| End Use | |
| Cabinetwork (high class furniture), Sliced veneer, Flooring, Wood frame house, Exterior panelling, Tool handles (resilient woods), Ship building (ribs), Musical instuments, Wood-ware, Moulding, Current furniture or furniture components, Industrial or heavy flooring, Stairs (inside), Exterior joinery, Interior panelling, Turned goods, Vehicle or container flooring, Arched goods, Sculpture, Cooperage | |
