Apuleia leiocarpa
Garapa
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Grapia | |
| English | Garapa | |
| Other names | grapiapunha, muirajuba, barajuba, muiratauá, amarelinho, gema de ovo, jataô-amarelo (BR); ibira peré, grapia, apócope de grapiapuña, ibira-piapuña (AR); yvyra peré (PY); |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America; Temperate areas | |||
| States and Territories | Argentina; Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Apuleia | |||
| Species | leiocarpa | |||
| Author citation | (Vogel) J.F.Macbr. | |||
| Scientific name | Apuleia leiocarpa (Vogel) J.F.Macbr. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caeaplei.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/gelb | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | M | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | D | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 700.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 900.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Areas of application
| Decking |
Appearances
Wood
Apuleia leiocarpa , ©Dennis Wilson