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Manilkara huberi (Ducke) Standl.

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Bulletwood
Other names Maçaranduba

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

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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Manilkara huberi , ©Dennis Wilson

Manilkara huberi , ©Precious Woods