Tropical timber species

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LATI
Product classes (uses):
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 3 - Moderatamente durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.820
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
16 830
Color:
Bianco crema
Stability:
Instabile - Moderatamente stabile
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LAUAN RED
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • NAUTICA
  • ALTRI USI
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 3 - Moderatamente durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.650
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Buona (riempimento dei pori consigliato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
13290
Color:
Marrone rossastro
Origin:
Asia
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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LIMBA
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • ALTRI USI
Job class:
Uses Class 1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 1 - molto durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.540
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Buona (riempimento dei pori consigliato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
11750
Color:
Giallo chiaro
Origin:
Africa
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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LIMBALI
Product classes (uses):
Job class:
Uses Class 3.1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 2 - Durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.810
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
18 010
Color:
Bianco crema
Origin:
Africa
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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LONGHI
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • ALTRI USI
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 4 - Leggermente durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.750
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Media
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
18490
Color:
Marrone giallastro
Origin:
Africa
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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LOTAFA
Product classes (uses):
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 2 - Durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.840
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
18 670
Color:
Bianco crema
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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LOURO VERMELHO
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • NAUTICA
  • ALTRI USI
Job class:
Uses Class 3.1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 2 - Durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.660
Resistance to marin borer:
Sì - utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Buona (riempimento dei pori consigliato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
14170
Color:
Marrone chiaro
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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Nomenclature générale des bois tropicaux - 7ème édition - 2016

Nomenclature générale des bois tropicaux

For 60 years, ATIBT has established and updated a nomenclature of tropical woods corresponding to each botanical species with an internationally recognized pilot name.

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