Diplotropis racemosa
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | Venezuela; Guyana; Brazil | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Diplotropis | |||
| Species | racemosa | |||
| Author citation | (Hoehne) Amshoff | |||
| Scientific name | Diplotropis racemosa (Hoehne) Amshoff | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun dunkelbraun leicht glänzend | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.90 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 7.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 930.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 141.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 13.50 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 22300.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 8950 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 8750 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1.5 | % | ||
| Tangential | 2.5 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Flooring |
Appearances
Wood
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