Ocotea rubra Mez
Louro Gamela
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Determa | |
| Deutsch | Louro Gamela | |
| English | Louro Gamela | |
| Français | Louro Gamela | |
| Italiano | Louro Gamela | |
| Suomi | Louro Gamela | |
| Norsk | Louro Gamela | |
| Čeština | Louro Gamela | |
| Español | Louro Gamela | |
| Svenska | Louro Gamela | |
| Polski | Louro Gamela | |
| Український | Louro Gamela | |
| Român | Louro Gamela | |
| Русский | Louro Gamela | |
| Български | Louro Gamela | |
| EESTI | Louro Gamela | |
| 日本語 | Louro Gamela | |
| Other names | Louro vermelho, Red Louro |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); Venezuela (Bolívar); Peru; Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Laurales | |||
| Family | Lauraceae | |||
| Genus | Ocotea | |||
| Species | rubra | |||
| Author citation | Mez | |||
| Scientific name | Ocotea rubra Mez | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | beige gelblicher Schatten und brauner Schatten | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | n/a | |||
| Termites | D | |||
| Remarks | süss-lieblicher Geruch, Sägemehl kann allergische Reaktion verursachen | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.10 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.20 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 600.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 620.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 650.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 81.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 6.70 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 14170.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | empfohlen, ausser bei selbstbohrenden Schrauben | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 2630 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 2950 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.6 | % | ||
| Tangential | 4 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Verkleidung; Decking; Furniture; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes |
Appearances
Wood
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