| Name | |
| SBB Code | WAN |
| Commercial Name | Red Louro, Louro Vermelho, Louro Gamela, wana |
| Botanical Name | Sextonia ruba, Ocotea ruba |
| Family | Lauraceae |
| Properties | |
| Color | Pinkish red to reddish brown |
| Grain | Generally straight, sometimes irregular or highly interlocked |
| Texture | Medium to very coarse |
| Tree size | 25 – 35 m |
| Trunk diameter | 0.5 – 0.90 m |
| Technical Data | |
| Green density (Kg/m3) | 890 |
| Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) | 660 |
| Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 102 |
| Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 49 |
| Durability | |
| Dry wood borer | Class D - Durable |
| Fungi | Class 2 - Durable |
| Termites | Class D - Durable |
| Treatability | Class 4 - Not permeable |
| End Use | |
| Interior joinery, Current furniture or furniture components, Ship building (planking and deck), Exterior joinery, Moulding, Veneer for interior of plywood, Cabinetwork (high class furniture), Boxes and crates, Bridges (Parts not in contact with water or ground), Shingles, Interior panelling, Open boats, Sliced veneer, Exterior panelling, Wood frame house, Veneer for back or face of plywood, Turned goods, Formwork. | |
