
Golden Rosewood
Tipa, Tipuana Tipu, Tipa-Branca
Tipuana Tipu
DISTRIBUTION AREA
Temperate humid forests, Departments of Tarija, Cochabamba,
Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz
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
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
-
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
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
TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR PROCESSING
Machining
Easy machining . Good finishing.
Preservation
Rather permeable
Natural Durability
Durable.
Drying
-
End Users
Furniture, Plywood, Carpentry