Brosimum rubescens
Muirapiranga; bloodwood, satinwood (GB)
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Muirapiranga | |
| Deutsch | Satiné | |
| English | Muirapiranga; bloodwood, satinwood (GB); | |
| Français | Satiné rouge, satiné rubane, siton paya (GF); | |
| Italiano | ferolia, legno satino (IT); | |
| Suomi | Satiné | |
| Norsk | Satiné | |
| Čeština | Satiné | |
| Español | palo de oro (ES) | |
| Svenska | Satiné | |
| Polski | Satiné | |
| Український | Satiné | |
| Român | Satiné | |
| Русский | Satiné | |
| Български | Satiné | |
| EESTI | Satiné | |
| 日本語 | Satiné | |
| Other names | satinwood (GY); satijnhout, doekaliballi (SR) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Costa Rica; Panama; Peru; Ecuador; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Bolívar, Caquetá, Córdoba, Valle, Vaupés); N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); C-Brazil (Mato Grosso); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Bolivia (Pando) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Rosales | |||
| Family | Moraceae | |||
| Genus | Brosimum | |||
| Species | rubescens | |||
| Author citation | Taub. | |||
| Scientific name | Brosimum rubescens Taub. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/morbrrub.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | rot/violett | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) | n/a | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | n/a | |||
| Termites | n/a | |||
| Lyctus | n/a | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.10 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 6.10 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.75-1.05 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 162.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 13.40 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 28130.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 10500 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 9000 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.3 | % | ||
| Tangential | 1.8 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Decking; Furniture; Flooring; Street & Garden |
Appearances
Wood
BSRB , satiné , ©Bollinger Furniere
Brosimum rubescens , ©Precious Woods
BSRB , rift , ©Atlas Holz
BSRB , wood ,
BSRB , wood, label ,
Brosimum rubescens , ©Dennis Wilson