Manilkara huberi
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Bulletwood | |
| Other names | Maçaranduba |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America; Amazon | |||
| States and Territories | French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela; Brazil West-Central; Brazil Northeast; Brazil North | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Sapotaceae | |||
| Genus | Manilkara | |||
| Species | huberi | |||
| Author citation | (Ducke) Standl. | |||
| Scientific name | Manilkara huberi (Ducke) Standl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | rötlich-braun rot violettbraun | |||
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 | 6.30 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 6.40 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 1000.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 1100.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1150.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 196.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 18.50 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 24700.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | little experience, first test with good results | |||
Janka hardness
| Traversal | 11800 | %/% | ||
| Parallel | 14200 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 2.2999999999999998 | % | ||
| Tangential | 3.5 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Decking; Marine; Flooring; Street & Garden; Construction |
Appearances
Wood
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