Name |
|
SBB Code |
WPL |
Commercial Name |
Witte Pinto-Locus (Bush Mahogony) |
Botanical Name |
Martiodendron parviflorum, Martiusia parviflora |
Family |
Caesalpiniaceae |
Properties |
|
Color |
Brown and red |
Grain |
straight to slightly interlocked |
Texture |
medium to coarse |
Tree size |
40 – 45 m |
Trunk diameter |
1.60 – 1.80 m |
Technical Data |
|
Green density (Kg/m3) |
1200 |
Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) |
800 |
Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) |
|
Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) |
|
Durability |
|
Dry wood borer |
|
Fungi |
|
Termites |
|
Treatability |
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End Use |
|
Exterior and interior joinery, flooring, stairs, furniture |