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Peltogyne paniculata Benth.

Purpleheart

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)	Pau Roxo
English	Purpleheart
Other names	Amarante

Further information

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Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions	Central America; South America
States and Territories	Venezuela; Surinam; Guyana; French Guiana; Colombia; Brazil

Botany

Reich	Plantae
Tribe	Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm	Angiosperm
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae
Genus	Peltogyne
Species	paniculata
Author citation	Benth.
Scientific name	Peltogyne paniculata Benth.

Habitus

Wood type	Hardwood
Growth habit	Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field	DC 2to3
Beetle	D
Termites	D
Lithophagous molluscs	S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood	4
Impregnability of the sapwood	1
Width of the sapwood	s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit	830.00	kg/m³
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value	860.00	kg/m³
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit	880.00	kg/m³

Appearances

Wood