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RED CABRIUVA

Names

Other trade names: Incienso, Balsamo, Estoraque, Santos Mahogany
Scientific name: Myroxylon balsamum
Family: Fabaceae 

Wood Description

Color: red brown, darkening on exposure
Grain: frequently interlocked, sometimes wavy
Texture: fine 

Technological Characteristics

Green weight: 1100 kg/m³
Specific gravity at 12% MC: 950 kg/m³ (heavy to very heavy)
Tangential shrinkage (T%): 8.0
Radial shrinkage (R%): 4.2
Crushing strength at 12% MC: 85 N/mm²
Modulus of elasticity at 12% MC: 16600 N/mm² 

Processing

Sawing: power required
Blunting effect: moderate

Drying: no risks
Risks of distortion: none
Risks of checking: none

Durability

Decay: good to very good
Termites: good
Insects of dry woods: good
 

Uses

Flooring, turnery, furniture, sleeper

(extracted from “Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America”, published by the International Tropical Timber Organization and Centre Technique Forestier Tropical)