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Astronium lecointei Ducke

Muiracatiara

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Muiracatiara
Deutsch Tigerwood
English Muiracatiara
Français Tigerwood
Italiano Tigerwood
Suomi Tigerwood
Norsk Tigerwood
Čeština Tigerwood
Español Tigerwood
Svenska Tigerwood
Polski Tigerwood
Український Tigerwood
Român Tigerwood
Русский Tigerwood
Български Tigerwood
EESTI Tigerwood
日本語 Tigerwood
Other names Gonçalo alvez

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America; South America
States and Territories SE-Peru; N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); N-Bolivia (La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); Surinam; Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Colombia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Anacardiaceae
Genus Astronium
Species lecointei
Author citation Ducke
Scientific name Astronium lecointei Ducke

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Macroscopic features

Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Strip in the heartwood Mit Farbstreifen, unregelmässige schwarze Streifen
Color heartwood orange-braun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle n/a
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs n/a

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 4
Width of the sapwood m-1

Physical properties

Shrinkage radial, mean 4.10 %
Shrinkage tangential, mean 8.10 %

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 650.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 950.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Flexural strength, mean 133.00 N/mm2
Shear strength, mean 14.80 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 17100.00 N/mm2

Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)

Machine processing Good
Predrilling recommended
Gluing Yes

Janka hardness

Traversal 8752 %/%
Parallel 9490 %/%

Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)

Radial 1.3 %
Tangential 2.6 %

Areas of application

Decking; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden

Appearances

Wood

Muiracatiara

AVXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Muiracatiara

AVXX , wood ,

Muiracatiara

AVXX , wood, label ,

Muiracatiara

Astronium lecointei , ©Dennis Wilson

Muiracatiara

Astronium lecointei , ©Precious Woods