GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dinizia excelsa Ducke – Leguminosae Mimosoidae

REGION: South America.

OTHER NAMES: Angelim (AM, PA – Brazil), Angelim-Falso (PA – Brazil), Angelim-Ferro, Angelim-Ferro, Dinizia-Parda, Faveira-Dura (PA – Brazil) and Faveira-Ferro.

COLOR: Heartwood light reddish brown, slightly distinct from the reddish gray sapwood.

GRAIN and TEXTURE: Distinct growth rings, grain interlocked, texture medium, luster medium.

ODOR: Unpleasant odor.

DENSITY: Heavy wood, with density of 990 Kg/m³ at 12% MC and green density of 1,260 Kg/m³.

DRYING: Kiln-dries very rapidly, with a moderate tendency for medium twisting and slight breakdown.

WORKABILITY: Plane: regular to work, very bad finishing; Turn: Easy to work, excellent finishing; Bore: regular to work, regular finishing.

DURABILITY: Very good resistance to fungi and termites plus good resistance to dry-wood insects.

PRESERVATION: Heartwood not treatable with creosote and CCA-A, even with pressure-vacuum systems.

USES: Civil and Naval construction (beams, shingles and shakes, panels, window shutters, doorposts, window sashes, baseboards and framing), railroads crossties (sleepers), posts, turnery and many other applications.

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