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Almendrillo (Taralea oppositifolia)

Family: Papilionaceae

Common names: Almendrillo, Cumaru rana, Shihuahuaco, Tarala

Distributed in: Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru (Latin America)

Common uses: Heavy construction, Light construction, Moldings, Railroad ties, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isDark brown, Reddish brownand the sapwoodDifferent than heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureMediumand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Drying Defects: Splitting

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is extremely resistant

Response to hand tools: Variable qualities



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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 1137 kg/m3
Bending Strength 937 1410 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 705 955 kg/cm2
Hardness 1333 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 1121 865 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13336 20063 psi
Density 71 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2940 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 10035 13590 psi
Weight 70 54 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Max. crushing strength = very high
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Density (dry weight) = >75 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Bending strength (MOR) = very high

Altamirano, S.V.,1992,Maderas de Bolivia (Caracteristicas y usos de 55 maderas tropicals,Camara Nacional ForestalErfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry DepartmentPeru - P.A.D.T.,1981,Descripcion general y anatomica de 105 Maderas del Grupo Andino,Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena, P.A.D.T. Report, Junac, Lima, Peru.Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University Press
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