Piptadenia flava
Parate-hay
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Parate-hay | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Peru; Panama; Mexico; Guatemala; Ecuador; Costa Rica; Colombia; Caribbean-TRP | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Piptadenia | |||
| Species | flava | |||
| Author citation | (DC.) Benth. | |||
| Scientific name | Piptadenia flava (DC.) Benth. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelblich braun bis rotbraun und hellere Zonen | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 3.80 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 5.80 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 122.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 19122.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 7850 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 7330 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.7 | % | ||
| Tangential | 2.7 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Decking; Flooring; Street & Garden |
Appearances
Wood
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