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