Wood inspector

Family: Lecythidaceae

Common names: Atereba, Coco cristal, Coco de mono, Haudan, Jarana, Kakeralli, Manbarklak, Mata mata, Montanero, Oemanbarklak, Olleto, Oxito, Tete congo

Distributed in: Brazil, Costa Rica, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: About 60 species are distributed from eastern Brazil through the Amazon Basin to the Guianas, Trinidad, and Costa Rica (including Panama, Venezuela, Colombia and Surinam).

Common uses: Barge fenders, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Construction, Crossties, Docks, Dockwork, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Harbor work, Heavy construction, Marine construction, Mine timbers, Naval architecture, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Pulpmill equipment, Raft floats, Rafts, Railroad ties, Sub-flooring, Turnery, Wharf construction

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 250-300 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodClearly differentiated from the heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterDull

Natural durability: Resistant to marine borer attack, Resistant to termites

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Drying Defects: Distortion, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: High effect due to high silica content

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Very Good to Excellent Results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Mortising: Fair to Good

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Very difficult to treat

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Fair to Good;