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GARAPA

Names

Other trade names: Grapia
Scientific name: Apuleia leiocarpa
Family: Caesalpiniaceae 

Wood Description

Color: yellow beige to yellow brown
Grain: irregular and reverse
Texture: average

Technological Characteristics

Specific gravity at 12% MC: 830 kg/m³ (heavy)
Tangential shrinkage (T%): 8.5
Radial shrinkage (R%): 4.4
Crushing strength at 12% MC: 102 N/mm²
Modulus of elasticity at 12% MC: 14107 N/mm² 

Processing

Sawing: good
Drying: difficult, need to be very slow and well-controlled            

Durability

Decay: moderate
Termites: low
Insects of dry woods: low

Uses

Flooring, furniture, slicing, general construction, turnery