Wood inspector

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Acacia male, Cascaron, Faveiro, Favieira bolota, Faviera, Jupuuba, Muirarema, Orella de macaco, Parica, Visqueiro

Distributed in: Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: The species is the most widely distributed neotropical species of Parkia, occurring in lowland terra firme rain forests from Honduras southwards (though not yet known from Nicaragua to Panama) to Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Amazonian Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia, as well as southeastern coastal Brazil, at elevations of up to 1640 feet (500 m).

Common uses: Balusters, Boat building, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Ceiling, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Paneling , Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stairrails, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers

Product sources: The ITTO reports that the species is an important source of timber. It is exported at a low but regular rate. The timber is imported into Japan from Brazil.

Environment profile: Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within significant parts of its range

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isPink, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isEven The grain is straight to interlocked. , the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Susceptible to termite attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: The timber may check and distort moderately in drying. Casehardening and collapse are also reported to occur

Ease of Drying: Requires care to minimize degrade

Blunting Effect: Slight blunting effect on cutters

Boring: Responds very well to boring

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Good gluing properties

Mortising: Finishes well

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Planing: good

Resistance to Impregnation: Very difficult to penetrate with preservatives.

Response to hand tools: Responds very well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Good routing characteristics

Sanding: Yields a clean surface

Turning: Turns easily to yield clean surfaces

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;