Wood inspector

Family: Lauraceae

Common names: Comino real, Coto, Louro, Louro rosa, Moena amarilla, Pau rosa, Silverballi

Distributed in: Brazil, Columbia, French Guiana, Guyana (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Found throughout the Guianas and the Amazon region but also in the Pacific coastal areas of Colombia.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Boat building, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building materials, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Fine furniture, Furniture , Inlay work, Interior construction, Interior trim, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Millwork, Ornamental work , Shipbuilding, Turnery, Wardrobes

Product sources: The timber is available in very limited quantities at various times. The main source in the United States is the very large importers importing the wood from Brazil.

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Very durable, Very high natural resistance

Odor: Spicy odor

Drying Defects: Distortion, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy