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Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber

Locust

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Jatoba
English Locust
Other names Burundanga; Jatoba; Jatoba Farinheira; Jutai; Jutai De Igapo; Jutai De Varzea; Parcunba; Simiri; Yutu Banco; Courbaril

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America
States and Territories Venezuela; Surinam; Peru; Guyana; French Guiana; Colombia; Brazil; Bolivia

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Hymenaea
Species oblongifolia
Author citation Huber
Scientific name Hymenaea oblongifolia Huber

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

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

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood with color stripes
Color heartwood braun bis rot bis violett

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2to3
Beetle D
Termites S-M
Lithophagous molluscs S

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood n/a
Width of the sapwood s-b

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 950.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 1100.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Locust

HYCB , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz

Locust

HYCB , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Locust

Hymenaea oblongifolia , ©Dennis Wilson