DISTRIBUTION AREA

Temperate humid forests, Departments of Tarija, Cochabamba,
Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz

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TREE DESCRIPTION

Tree Top

Round shaoe, Intense green foliage, composite leaves

Trunk

Straight and cylindrical with commercial heights up to 30 m

Bark

Dark gray color. Cracked

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Sapwood Color
White yellowish to ligth brown

Odor
Indistinct

Luster
-

Striped
-

Hearthwood Color
White Yellowish to light brown

Taste
Indistinct

Grain
Straight

Texture
-

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Basic Density
0,57 g/cm3

Density
(12% MOISTURE CONTENT) 0,7 g/cm3

Radisal Shrinkage
5,1 %

Tangential Shrinkage
7,6 %

Volumetric Shrinkage
12,3 %

Rate T/R
T/R 1,5

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MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
Modulus of Elasticity
100 1000 Kg/cm2

Modulus of Rupture
923 Kg/cm2

Compression Parallel tp Grain
376 Kg/cm2

Quartered Sawed
- Kg/cm2

Lateral Hardness
696 Kg

Impact Bending
- Kg-m

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TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR PROCESSING
Machining
Easy machining . Good finishing.

Preservation
Rather permeable

Natural Durability
Durable.

Drying
-

End Users
Furniture, Plywood, Carpentry