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Clarisia racemosa Ruiz & Pav.

Guariuba

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Guariúba
Deutsch Guariuba
English Guariuba
Français Guariuba
Italiano Guariuba
Suomi Guariuba
Norsk Guariuba
Čeština Guariuba
Español Guariuba
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Polski Guariuba
Український Guariuba
Român Guariuba
Русский Guariuba
Български Guariuba
EESTI Guariuba
日本語 Guariuba
Other names

Further information

Intkey
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Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions South America; Amazon
States and Territories Mexico (Oaxaca); Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Bolívar, Caquetá, Meta, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada); N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Pernambuco, Bahia); C-Brazil (Mato Grosso); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro); Surinam; Peru; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Nicaragua; Bolivia (Beni, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Moraceae
Genus Clarisia
Species racemosa
Author citation Ruiz & Pav.
Scientific name Clarisia racemosa Ruiz & Pav.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood hellgelb orangerot dunkelbraun

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) n/a
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) n/a
Termites n/a
Lyctus n/a

Physical properties

Shrinkage radial, mean 2.70 %
Shrinkage tangential, mean 5.60 %

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 630.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 750.00 kg/m3

Mechanical properties

Flexural strength, mean 105.00 N/mm2
Shear strength, mean 11.70 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 17060.00 N/mm2

Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)

Machine processing Good
Note on machine processing Silicate insert blunts tools
Predrilling recommended
Gluing Yes

Janka hardness

Traversal 7800 %/%
Parallel 6200 %/%

Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)

Radial 0.8 %
Tangential 1.8 %

Areas of application

Decking; Marine; Flooring; Street & Garden; Doors & Windowframes

Appearances

Wood

Guariuba

Clarisia racemosa , ©Precious Woods

Guariuba

Clarisia racemosa , ©Dennis Wilson