Tajibo, Bethabara, Lapacho, Apamate

Tabebuia impetiginosa

DISTRIBUTION AREA

Tajibo can be found in forest ranging from humid subtropical to dry
temperate forest. Departments of Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Tarija,
Beni and Pando.

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TREE DESCRIPTION

Tree Top

Medium size; Intense green foliage, composite-oposite leaves

Trunk

Straight and cylindrical with commercial heights up to 30 m*

Bark

Brown - Grayish color, corrugated, with longitudinal cracks.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Sapwood Color
Light brown

Odor
Peculiar

Luster
None

Striped
Tenuous

Hearthwood Color
Brown -grayish with greenish jaspers

Taste
Indistinct

Grain
interlocked

Texture
Fine to medium

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Moisture Content (Green Lumber)
53 %

Basic Density
0,89 g/cm3

Density
(12% MOISTURE CONTENT) 0,93 g/cm3

Radisal Shrinkage
7,4 %

Tangential Shrinkage
10,1 %

Volumetric Shrinkage
18,44 %

Rate T/R
1,36

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MECHANICAL RESISTANCE

Modulus of Elasticity
169 1000 Kg/cm2

Modulus of Rupture
2046 Kg/cm2

Compression Parallel tp Grain
1021 Kg/cm2

Quartered Sawed
169 Kg/cm2

Lateral Hardness
1665 Kg

Impact Bending
6,5 Kg-m

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TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR PROCESSING

Machining
Is moderately difficult to saw and sand. . Is prepare the wood and to work it carefully to avoid cracking. Impermeable Extremely durable to attack of xylophagous agents, even in extreme conditions A severe kiln schedule is recommended, with some risks of

Preservation
Impermeable

Natural Durability
Extremely durable to attack of xylophagous agents, even in extreme conditions

Drying
A severe kiln schedule is recommended, with some risks of twisting and cracking.

End Users
Heavy construction, Decorative veneer, Outdoor Furniture, Flooring