Tropical timber species
7 tropical timber species
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Uses class:
Uses Class 4
Class of resistance:
Class 2 - durable
Density (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.700
Resistance to marin borer:
No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%), in MPa:
10 060
Color:
Creamy white
Stability:
Stable
Uses class:
Uses Class 4
Class of resistance:
Class 2 - durable
Density (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.740
Resistance to marin borer:
No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water
CITES:
Registration annex 1
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%), in MPa:
16150
Color:
Red brown
Stability:
Stable
Uses class:
Uses Class 3.1
Class of resistance:
Class 2 - durable
Density (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.880
Resistance to marin borer:
No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water
CITES:
Registration annex 1
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%), in MPa:
23000
Color:
Red brown
Stability:
Stable
Uses class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance:
Class 3 - moderately durable
Density (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.790
Resistance to marin borer:
No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%), in MPa:
16610
Color:
Red brown
Stability:
Poorly stable - Moderately stable
Uses class:
Uses Class 3.1
Class of resistance:
Class 3 - moderately durable
Density (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.690
Resistance to marin borer:
No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water
CITES:
Registration annex 1
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%), in MPa:
11190
Color:
Red brown
Stability:
Stable
Uses class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance:
Class 3 - moderately durable
Density (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.760
Resistance to marin borer:
No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water
CITES:
Registration annex 2
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%), in MPa:
13020
Color:
Red brown
Stability:
Stable
Uses class:
Uses Class 1
Class of resistance:
Class 5 - not durable
Density (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.590
Resistance to marin borer:
No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water
CITES:
Registration annex 3
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%), in MPa:
13140
Color:
Creamy white
Stability:
Poorly stable
Nomenclature générale des bois tropicaux - 7ème édition - 2016
For 60 years, ATIBT has established and updated a nomenclature of tropical woods corresponding to each botanical species with an internationally recognized pilot name.