Light virola (Virola surinamensis)
Family: Myristicaceae
Common names: Anakin, Andiroba, Baboen, Baboenhout, Baboenoedoe, Baboon, Baboonhout, Baboonwood, Babun, Banak, Becuiba, Bicuhyba, Bogamani, Bucuiba, Cajuca, Cajuea, Camala, Camaticaro, Cebo, Cedrillo, Chaliviande, Chalviande, Couaie, Cuajo, Cumala, Dalli, Dallie, Dollywood, Guingamadou, Guinguamadou, Irikwa, Kilikowa, Light virola, Mandalli, Moonba, Moulomba, Moussigot, Muscadier a grive, Nuanamo, Nutlet, Palo de Sangre, Pintri, Quinquamadou, Sangre, Sangre Colorado, Sangrino, Sebo, Shempo, Swamp dalli, Ucuhuba, Ucuuba, Ucuuba branca, Virola, Waroesi, We, Wild nutmeg, Y. Marccage., Yamadou, Yamamadou, Yayamadou de marecage, Yayamadou marecage
Distributed in: Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: The genus Virola consists of about 38 small to large trees that are common in the mixed hardwood forests of Central and South America. The species are distributed from Belize and Guatemala southward to Venezuela, the Guianas, the Amazon region of northern Brazil, southern Brazil as well as on the Pacific Coast, to Peru and Bolivia. The most widely distributed of the species, V. surinamensis , occurs in some of the Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, the Guianas, southern Venezuela, and parts of Brazil.
Common uses: Beams, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Cigar boxes, Coffins, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Cooperages, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Food containers, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Matchboxes, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Paneling, Particleboard, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Posts, Veneer
Product sources: The ITTO reports that the species is a very important source of timber for export. The timber is imported from Brazil into United States, Eastern Europe, Japan, Venezuela, and Canada. The large quantities of Ucuhuba seeds exported from the Para State in Brazil are produced by V. surinamensis .
Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas
Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellowand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, Paler than heartwood.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to marine borer attack
Odor: No specific smell or taste
LightInduced Color Change: Darker
Kiln Schedules: UK=D US=T3D2/T3C1
Kiln Drying Rate: Slow (18-28 days for boards < 32 mm, to 52-84 days for boards >= 63 mm)
Drying Defects: No surface checking, Slight spring/bow
Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as poor Red bark contains red sap lflows like blood
Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is slight
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Good properties
Mortising: good
Moulding: Good moulding properties
Movement in Service: Good moulding properties
Nailing: Holds satisfactorily, Resists splitting
Planing: Yields a clean surface
Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is permeable
Preservative absorption in the heartwood is adequate
Resistance to Splitting: Good
Response to hand tools: Works readily with handtools
Routing recessing: Recess without difficulty
Sanding: Yields smooth, clean surfaces
Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling, Suitable for slicing
Steam bending: Poor
Buckle severely when compressed
Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Good screwing properties; Turning: Good results
Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Stains well; Varnishing: Satisfactory;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,41 |
0,51 |
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Density |
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528 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
389 |
664 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
13 |
18 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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245 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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66 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
106 |
128 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
9 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Weight |
560 |
496 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,28 |
0,56 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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69 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 5533 | 9453 | psi | Crushing Strength | 195 | 265 | psi | Density | | 33 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 541 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 2401 | 4603 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 940 | psi | Stiffness | 1520 | 1832 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 60 | inch-lbs | Work to Maximum Load | 4 | 8 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.41 | 0.51 | | Weight | 35 | 31 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 9 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 15 | | % | |
Hardness (side grain) = very soft 0 Bending strength (MOR) = low 0 Shrinkage, Tangential = large 0 Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 1 Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Hardness (side grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = very low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Hardness (side grain) = soft Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = medium Compression strength (parallel to grain) = low Bending strength (MOR) = high
High density
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