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Dinizia excelsa Ducke

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Angelim vermelho
Other names angelim pedra verdadeiro, faveira grande, angelim falso, faveira dura, faveira ferro (BR)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America
States and Territories Guyana; Costa Rica; Brazil

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Dinizia
Species excelsa
Author citation Ducke
Scientific name Dinizia excelsa Ducke

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/mimdiexc.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries indistinct or not recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood braun bis rot

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs M-D
Remarks Riecht frisch gschlagen unangenehm, verflüchtigt sich

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood m

Physical properties

Shrinkage radial, mean 5.70 %
Shrinkage tangential, mean 9.50 %

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 156.00 N/mm2
Shear strength, mean 18.60 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 16900.00 N/mm2

Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)

Machine processing Good
Predrilling recommended
Gluing not clear

Janka hardness

Traversal 14300 %/%
Parallel 13500 %/%

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

Radial 2.1 %
Tangential 4 %

Areas of application

Marine; Construction

Appearances

Wood

Dinizia excelsa , ©Precious Woods

Dinizia excelsa , ©Dennis Wilson