Peltogyne catingae
(Amarant; nazareno; pau roxo
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Purpleheart | |
| English | (Amarant; nazareno; pau roxo | |
| Other names | Amarant, Violettholz (DE); purpleheart, amarant, violetwood (GB, GY, US); bois purpre, b. violet (FR); purpurheart (NL); koroborelli, merawayana, saka (GY); guarabu, jatobazinho, pau roxo, roxinho (BR); dastan, kocolorelli, malako (SR); tananeo (CO); palo de rosa, p. morado (MX) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon; Caribbean | |||
| States and Territories | Brazil | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Peltogyne | |||
| Species | catingae | |||
| Author citation | Ducke | |||
| Scientific name | Peltogyne catingae Ducke | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | violett-lila | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
| Remarks | Sägemehl kann allergische Reaktion verursachen | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 5.00 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.30 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 900.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 142.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 17.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 21250.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 12450 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 11400 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.9 | % | ||
| Tangential | 3.5 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Verkleidung; Decking; Furniture; Doors & Windowframes |
Appearances
Wood
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