Dipteryx odorata
Taquin Butter; Dutch Tonka Bean; Tonka; Tonka Bean; Tonquin; Tonquin Bean
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Cumaru | |
| Deutsch | Tonkabohne | |
| English | Taquin Butter; Dutch Tonka Bean; Tonka; Tonka Bean; Tonquin; Tonquin Bean | |
| Français | coumaron | |
| Italiano | Tonkabohne | |
| Suomi | Tonkabohne | |
| Norsk | Tonkabohne | |
| Čeština | Tonkabohne | |
| Español | Cumarú | |
| Svenska | Tonkabohne | |
| Polski | Tonkabohne | |
| Український | Tonkabohne | |
| Român | Tonkabohne | |
| Русский | Tonkabohne | |
| Български | Tonkabohne | |
| EESTI | Tonkabohne | |
| 日本語 | Tonkabohne | |
| Other names | Coumarou; Gaiac; Guayac; Karapa Bossi; Katoelimia; Koemaroe; Muirapaye; Rumara; Sarrapia; |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Central America; South America; Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Surinam; Seychelles; Peru; Nauru; Guyana; French Guiana; Colombia; Brazil | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Dipteryx | |||
| Species | odorata | |||
| Author citation | (Aubl.) Willd. | |||
| Scientific name | Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/papdiodo.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | Vanilleartiger Duft | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | n/a | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 5.70 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 7.40 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 1000.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 1050.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1150.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 199.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 14.50 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 22000.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | necessary | |||
| Gluing | difficult | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 11100 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 15700 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 2 | % | ||
| Tangential | 2.6 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Verkleidung; Decking; Marine; Flooring; Street & Garden |
Appearances
Wood
Dipteryx odorata , ©Precious Woods
DXOD , wood ,
DXOD , wood, label ,
Bark
DXOD , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
DXOD , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
DXOD , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson