Vatairea paraensis
Fava Amargosa
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Fava amargosa | |
| Deutsch | Fava Amargosa | |
| English | Fava Amargosa | |
| Français | Fava Amargosa | |
| Italiano | Fava Amargosa | |
| Suomi | Fava Amargosa | |
| Norsk | Fava Amargosa | |
| Čeština | Fava Amargosa | |
| Español | Fava Amargosa | |
| Svenska | Fava Amargosa | |
| Polski | Fava Amargosa | |
| Український | Fava Amargosa | |
| Român | Fava Amargosa | |
| Русский | Fava Amargosa | |
| Български | Fava Amargosa | |
| EESTI | Fava Amargosa | |
| 日本語 | Fava Amargosa | |
| Other names | Canelito Negro; Pilon |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Venezuela; French Guiana; Brazil | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Vatairea | |||
| Species | paraensis | |||
| Author citation | Ducke | |||
| Scientific name | Vatairea paraensis Ducke | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Color heartwood | gelbbraun leicht grüner Schimmer | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.50 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.20 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 750.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 850.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 129.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 12.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 15700.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Note on machine processing | Slight tool dulling | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 8000 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 8000 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.7 | % | ||
| Tangential | 3.2 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Decking; Street & Garden |
Appearances
Wood
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