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Mezilaurus itauba (Meisn.) Taub. ex Mez

Itauba

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Itaúba
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Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America; Amazon
States and Territories Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Vaupés); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul); Surinam; French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Pando); Ecuador; Venezuela (Amazonas)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Laurales
Family Lauraceae
Genus Mezilaurus
Species itauba
Author citation (Meisn.) Taub. ex Mez
Scientific name Mezilaurus itauba (Meisn.) Taub. ex Mez

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 1
Beetle D
Termites D
Lithophagous molluscs D

Impregnability according to EN 350

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

Physical properties

Shrinkage radial, mean 2.90 %
Shrinkage tangential, mean 7.20 %

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

Mechanical properties

Flexural strength, mean 125.00 N/mm2
Shear strength, mean 10.10 N/mm2
Young's modulus, mean 18725.00 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, GluGreen Technology applicable

Janka hardness

Traversal 6500 %/%
Parallel 5700 %/%

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

Radial 1 %
Tangential 2.5 %

Areas of application

Verkleidung; Decking; Street & Garden; Construction

Appearances

Wood

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