Roupala montana
Lacewood; Elf wood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| English | Lacewood; Elf wood | |
| Français | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Italiano | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Suomi | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Norsk | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Čeština | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Español | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Svenska | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Polski | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Український | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Român | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Русский | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Български | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| EESTI | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| 日本語 | Perlholz, Elfenholz | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Veracruz); Honduras; Nicaragua; Belize; El Salvador; Panama; Guatemala; Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Santander, Valle, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Bolívar, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo); Trinidad; Tobago; Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Ceara, Pernambuco, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Proteales | |||
| Family | Proteaceae | |||
| Genus | Roupala | |||
| Species | montana | |||
| Author citation | Aubl. | |||
| Scientific name | Roupala montana Aubl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/prorospp.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rotbraun und pinke Tönung | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | Ausgeprägter Geruch; Unangenehmer Duft, verflüchtig sich; Farbstreifen als silberne Zeichnung/Maserung gerade bis unregelmässig, enthält Harz | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 6.30 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 12.30 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 950.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 158.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 15.40 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 16900.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 9650 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 9550 | %/% | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture |
Appearances
Wood
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