The Hububalli product's Heartwood is light brown to red brown usually attractively figured with narrow to wide darker stripes and streaks. Sapwood is more or less distinct, pale yellow or light gray brown around 5-8cm. The texture is medium; luster low to medium; grain is straight, sometimes interlocked or wavy and rather oily looking.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
22,560
2,920
10,350
Dry
25,360
3,140
13,010
The Acapu product's Heartwood is a dark yellowish brown; dark brown to reddish brown figured with fine light parenchyma lines. Its sapwood is distinct, yellowish cream colored. The texture of this Exotic Hardwood is fine to medium.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
11,410
1,840
5,590
Dry
17,390
2,190
8,770
The Macacauba product's Heartwood is bright red to reddis or purplish brown; more or less distinctly striped; darker specimens look slightly waxy; sharply demarcated from the nearly white sapwood. Luster is medium to high; grain straight to rows; texture mostly medium to fine and sometimes coarse.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
22,320
3,020
10,540
Dry
27,600
3,200
16,100
The Wallaba product's Heartwood is a dull reddish brown with darker markings due to natural resin. Sapwood is distinct; white grey to pinkish around 2-12 cm. This Exotic Hardwood's texture is medium; luster medium with generally straight grain.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
15,100
2,180
8,390
Dry
20,200
2,130
11,210
The Sucupira product's Heartwood is a medium or dark brown to reddish brown with fine lighter colored stripes; its sapwood is distinct, whitish or yellowish to cream. The luster is high with medium to coarse texture and its grain is straight or interlocked.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
13,200
2,040
6,440
Dry
16,200
2,180
9,050
The Meri product's Heartwood is a light purplish rose brown to purplish red brown; its sapwood is not clearly distinct, light purplish rose gray. The luster is high with medium texture and its grain is straight to interlocked.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
13,200
2,040
6,440
Dry
16,200
2,180
9,050
The Mataki product's Heartwood is a beige brown with yellow, green or orange pink tinge; its sapwood is distinct, yellowish white. The luster is high with this Exotic Hardwood with medium texture and its grain is mostly straight to sometimes irregular.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
13,200
2,040
6,440
Dry
16,200
2,180
9,050
The Purple Heart product's Heartwood is beige when fresh cut, turns rapidly to violet upon exposer to light and darkens eventually to dark brown with age and continued exposure to light. Its sapwood is clearly distinct, pale pink to grey white 3-6 cm. The luster is high with rather fine texture; generally straight, at times slightly interlocked or slightly wavy.
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