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Eperua jenmanii Oliv.

Wallaba

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Walaba
English Wallaba
Other names cambará, jaboty, j. da terra firme, quaruba-rana, q. vermelha, cedrinho (BR); singri kwari, warapa kwarie (SR); letèballi bèlèro (GY); mureô­llo (VE); man onti kouali, kokopaie (GF) Concha De Suela;Ituri Wallaba;Mahomillo;Opai-Yek;Wobai-Yek

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories Venezuela; Trinidad & Tobago; Singapore; Jamaica; Guyana; French Guiana; Cameroon; Brazil

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Eperua
Species jenmanii
Author citation Oliv.
Scientific name Eperua jenmanii Oliv.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caesepsp.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor 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 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs D

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 3
Width of the sapwood s-m

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%, mean value 900.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 950.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Wallaba

Eperua jenmanii , ©Dennis Wilson