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Peltogyne venosa (M.Vahl) Benth.

Purpleheart

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Pau Roxo
Deutsch Amarant
English Purpleheart
Français Amarant
Italiano Amarant
Suomi Amarant
Norsk Amarant
Čeština Amarant
Español Amarant
Svenska Amarant
Polski Amarant
Український Amarant
Român Amarant
Русский Amarant
Български Amarant
EESTI Amarant
日本語 Amarant
Other names Amarant, Violettholz (DE); purpleheart, amarant, violetwood (GB, GY, US); bois purpre, b. violet (FR); purpurheart (NL); koroborelli, merawayana, saka (GY); guarabu, jatobazinho, pau roxo, roxinho (BR); dastan, kocolorelli, malako (SR); tananeo (CO); palo de rosa, p. morado (MX)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Xylotheque

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America; South America
States and Territories Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Surinam; Venezuela

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Peltogyne
Species venosa
Author citation (M.Vahl) Benth.
Scientific name Peltogyne venosa (M.Vahl) Benth.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
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Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Heartwood with color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood violett

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

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

Impregnability according to EN 350

Impregnability of heartwood 4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1
Width of the sapwood s

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

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 830.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 860.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 880.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Purpleheart

PGXX , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere

Purpleheart

Peltogyne venosa , ©Dennis Wilson