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Goupia glabra Aubl.

Goupi

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Cupiuba
English Goupi
Other names chaquiro, sapino, saino (CO); kabukalli, copi (GY); goupi, bois caca (GF); capricornia (PE); koepie (SR); congrio blanco (VE)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Amazon
States and Territories Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caquetá, Cauca, Chocó, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Santander, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso); Peru; Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Panama; Venezuela (Amazonas, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Tachira, Zulia); Bolivia (Pando); Honduras

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Goupiaceae
Genus Goupia
Species glabra
Author citation Aubl.
Scientific name Goupia glabra Aubl.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood ziegelrot gelbbraun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 3
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs S-M
Remarks Saurer Geruch, verflüchtigt sich, Ausdünstung kann durch Oberflächenlackierung verhindert werden

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 2
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood m

Physical properties

Shrinkage radial, mean 4.30 %
Shrinkage tangential, mean 8.10 %

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 800.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 850.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 900.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Flexural strength, mean 110.00 N/mm2
Shear strength, mean 12.20 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 18190.00 N/mm2

Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)

Machine processing Good
Predrilling necessary
Gluing not clear

Janka hardness

Traversal 9928 %/%
Parallel 9716 %/%

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

Radial 1.8 %
Tangential 3.5 %

Areas of application

Decking; Marine; Flooring; Street & Garden; Construction

Appearances

Wood

Goupi

Goupia glabra , ©Precious Woods

Goupi

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Goupi

GPGL , wood, label ,

Goupi

Goupia glabra , ©Dennis Wilson