| Name | |
| SBB Code | PRH |
| Commercial Name | Purpleheart, Amarante |
| Botanical Name | Peltogyne purpurea |
| Family | Leguminosae (Cesalpinioideae) |
| Properties | |
| Color | Grayish/purplish brown to deep eggplant purple |
| Grain | Usually straight |
| Texture | Medium to fine |
| Tree size | 30 – 50 m |
| Trunk diameter | 0.5 – 1.00 m |
| Technical Data | |
| Green density (Kg/m3) | 1100 |
| Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) | 760 |
| Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 155 |
| Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 79 |
| Durability | |
| Dry wood borer | Class D - Durable |
| Fungi | Class 2 - Durable |
| Termites | Class D - Durable |
| Treatability | Class 4 - Not permeable |
| End Use | |
| Cabinetwork (high class furniture), Sliced veneer, Sculpture, Ship building (ribs), Exterior joinery, Stairs (inside), Glued laminated, Interior joinery, Musical instuments, Tool handles (resilient woods), Current furniture or furniture components, Interior panelling, Flooring, Ship building (planking and deck), Exterior panelling, Heavy carpentry, Vehicle or container flooring, Turned goods, Wood-ware. | |
