  
White Peroba (Paratecoma peroba)
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common names: Edelteak, Ipe, Ipe claro, Ipe de bahia, Ipe peroba, Ipe rajado, Iperoba, Moah wood, Pau peroba, Peroba, Peroba amaralla, Peroba amarella, Peroba blanca, Peroba branca, Peroba branco, Peroba de campos, Peroba do campo, Peroba jaune, Peroba manchada, Peroba manchado, Peroba parda, Peroba reseca, Peroba rosa, Peroba tigre, Peroba tigrinha, Peroba tremida, Peroba verdadeira, Peroba verdaderira, Perobinha, Perobinha do campo, White peroba
Distributed in: Brazil (Latin America)
Distribution overview: The growth range of the species includes the Rio Doce area of coastal Brazil at altitudes of below 160 feet (50 m).
Common uses: Baskets, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Cooperages, Decks, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Door, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Food containers, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Planks, Plywood, Poles, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Roofing, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stools, Structural work, Sub-flooring, Tables , Tables, Utility furniture, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wardrobes
Product sources: White peroba has once enjoyed the position as the most popular timber tree of the Rio de Janeiro area for fine furniture and interior trim, but it is now almost extinct.
Environment profile: Data source is Nature Conservancy
The species is critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity or because of some factor or factors that render it especially vulnerable to extinction. White peroba occurs in very small numbers globally (typically 21 or fewer occurences), and there are very few remaining individual trees or acres of trees
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Kiln Schedules: US=T3D2/T3D1
Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight surface checking
Ease of Drying: Easy
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is fairly severe
Boring: Responds well to boring
Carving: Easy to carve
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Good gluing properties
Mortising: Easy to mortise
Moulding: Good moulding properties
Movement in Service: Good moulding properties
Planing: Ease of planing is moderate
The material is generally easy to work, but quartersawn surfaces may require some care in planing
Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is resistant
The material is rather resistant to impregnation
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Routing recessing: Good routing characteristics
Sanding: Good sanding properties
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Poor
Turning: Easy to turn
Polishing: Good; Staining: Finish is generally good
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- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,57 |
0,59 |
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Density |
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737 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
778 |
1157 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
425 |
632 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
|
736 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
|
76 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
|
149 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
105 |
124 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
737 |
576 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,35 |
0,56 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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368 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 11067 | 16469 | psi | Density | | 46 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 1624 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 30 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6047 | 9001 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2123 | psi | Stiffness | 1497 | 1764 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 320 | inch-lbs | Work to Maximum Load | 5 | 8 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.57 | 0.59 | | Weight | 46 | 36 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 9 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Max. crushing strength = high 0 Shrinkage, Radial = small 1 Bending strength (MOR) = medium 1 Shrinkage, Tangential = small 0 Hardness (side grain) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Max. crushing strength = medium Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Volumetric = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = very small Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Work to Maximum Load = very low Weight = very heavy Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high Density = high
The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong. It has superior properties in compression parallel to grain in the air-dry condition than Teak, White oak, or Hard maple. It is fairly hard, resisting wear, denting, and marring fairly well
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