Common in humid tropical forests in transition to subtropical forests * Departments of Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Pando and Beni

Tree Top
Broad and open with pinnately compound leaves
Trunk
Right. Reaches heights of up to 35 m and 150 cm in diameter
Bark
Thick, flaky and dense. Brown color.

Sapwood color
Pale brown
Smell
Distinctive
Gloss
Half
Striped
Faint
Hearthwood color
Yellow to yellowish brown
Taste
Distinctive and astringent
Grain
intertwined
Texture
Medium to fine

Moisture content (green wood)
44%
Basic density
0,8 * – 0,91 g / cm3
Density
(12% MOISTURE CONTENT) 0.96 * – 0.97 g/cm3
Radial Contraction
5,4 – 5,5 *%
Tangential contraction
8,2 * – 8,4%
Volumetric contraction
13,5 – 13,6 *%
T/R Rate
1,5 * – 1,6

Modulus of elasticity
183 1000 kilogramos / cm2

Modulus of rupture
1764 kilogramos / cm2

Parallel to Grain Compression
987 – 884 * Kg / cm2

Cut into quarters
224 kilogramos / cm2

Lateral hardness
1601-1628 * kilogramos

Bent by impact
Kg-m

Machining
Moderately easy. Good to excellent planing, good shaping, boring, sanding, turning and finishing. Medium dulling effect
Preservation
Raincoat
Natural Durability
Durable
Drying
Moderate drying time. There is a risk of twisting and bending*. A severe oven program is recommended
End users
Construction, Flooring, Turning, Trucks, Stairs, Decorative sheet metal, Shipbuilding, Tongue and groove, Door and window frames, Panels, Stairs