WPL-Wittepintolocus

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  
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Treatability  
End Use  
Exterior and interior joinery, flooring, stairs, furniture