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Cerejeira Flat

Palo Trebol, Soryoko, Roble, Soriocó

Amburana cearensis (Allemâo) A.C.Smith

DISTRIBUTION AREA

Humid subtropical forests in transition to temperate humid forests.
Departments of Santa Cruz, Beni and Tarija

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TREE DESCRIPTION

Tree Top

Medium, intense green foliage , composite leaves

Trunk

Straight and cylindrical with commercial heights up to 30 m

Bark

It containsa oily resin, which is volatile and fragant, used for medicinal purposes.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Sapwood Color

White yellowish

Odor
Peculiar

Luster
Bright

Striped
Intense

Hearthwood Color
Brown yellowish

Taste
Indistinct

Grain
Interlocked

Texture
Tenous

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Basic Density
0,5 g/cm3

Density
(12% MOISTURE CONTENT) 0,53 g/cm3

Radisal Shrinkage
3 %

Tangential Shrinkage
4,3 %

Volumetric Shrinkage
8,1 %

Rate T/R
T/R 1,4

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MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
Modulus of Elasticity
100-120 1000 Kg/cm2

Modulus of Rupture
720 Kg/cm2

Compression Parallel tp Grain
453 Kg/cm2

Quartered Sawed
<90 Kg/cm2

Lateral Hardness
546 Kg

Impact Bending
- Kg-m

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TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR PROCESSING
Machining
Easy machining . Good finishing.

Preservation
Rather permeable

Natural Durability
Low durability without preservation treatment

Drying
Air drying is slow, A soft kiln schedule is recommended

End Users
Furniture, Windows, Doors, Frames, Flooring, Decorative Veneer

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