Name |
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SBB Code |
GBT |
Commercial Name |
Gevlamde Bostamarinde (Marblewood), Angelim Rajado |
Botanical Name |
Zygia racemosa, Marmaroxylon racemosum, Pithecellobium racemosum |
Family |
Mimosaceae |
Properties |
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Color |
Orange – Yellow |
Grain |
Straigth or interlocked |
Texture |
Medium |
Tree size |
20 – 30 m |
Trunk diameter |
0.25 – 0.60 m |
Technical Data |
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Green density (Kg/m3) |
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Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) |
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Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) |
150 |
Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) |
83 |
Durability |
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Dry wood borer |
Class S - Susceptible |
Fungi |
Class 3 - Moderately durable |
Termites |
Class D - Durable |
Treatability |
Class 3 - Poorly permeable |
End Use |
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Current furniture or furniture components, Interior panelling, Cabinetwork (high class furniture), Sliced veneer, Flooring, Wood-ware, Turned goods, Hydraulic works (seawater). |
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