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Roupala montana Aubl.

Lacewood; Elf wood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Perlholz, Elfenholz
English Lacewood; Elf wood
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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

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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

Lacewood; Elf wood

Roupala montana , ©Precious Woods

Lacewood; Elf wood

Roupala montana , ©Dennis Wilson

Lacewood; Elf wood

RPMO , wood ,

Lacewood; Elf wood

RPMO , wood, label ,

Lacewood; Elf wood

Roupala montana , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica