Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Timbó
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Tamboril | |
| English | Timbó | |
| Español | Oreja De Negro; timbó colorado, pará, cambá-cambô, timbó-pyita, timbó colorado, timbó cedro, oreja de negro, pacará (AR); toco, oreja de abuela (BO) | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Lateinamerika, Afrika | |||
| States and Territories | Zimbabwe; Uruguay; Paraguay; Kenya; Brazil; Bolivia; Argentina | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Enterolobium | |||
| Species | contortisiliquum | |||
| Author citation | (Vell.) Morong | |||
| Scientific name | Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/mimencon.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 380.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 450.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Enterolobium contortisiliquum , ©Dennis Wilson