Endopleura uchi
Ozouga; uchi
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Ozouga; uchi | |
| Other names | /D Südamerika: /E Southamerica: /F l'Amerique du Sud: /P Sudamerica: /S Sudamerica: / axuá, cumaté, uchi curuá, u. liso (BR); chanul (CO). /D Afrika: /E Africa: /F Afrique: /P ôfrica: /S ôfrica: / ozouga (CM, GH); atala (NG); ugu (BJ); amwan, amouan (CI); doh, déwe (LR) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Acre, Rondônia); Guyana?; Venezuela (Amazonas); Bolivia (Pando) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malpighiales | |||
| Family | Humiriaceae | |||
| Genus | Endopleura | |||
| Species | uchi | |||
| Author citation | (Huber) Cuatrec. | |||
| Scientific name | Endopleura uchi (Huber) Cuatrec. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/humsa-uc.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gräulich braun rotbraun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 6.40 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 10.60 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 950.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 196.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 15.50 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 20588.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | not clear | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 11506 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 9832 | %/% | ||
Areas of application
| Marine; Street & Garden; Construction |
Appearances
Wood
Endopleura uchi , ©Dennis Wilson