TAHUARI (Tabebuia serralifolia Nichols)
It reaches up to the 36m of height. We can find logs with quality between good and regular, of 15 to 20 m of length and of 35 and 55 cm of diameter, absent buttresses, of dark green color. The superficial bark of the trunk is yellowish-brown toward the base and grayish or cream toward the top of the tree, of rough appearance, with superficial fissures.
International trade name : Ipe.
Family: Bignoniaceae.
Physical-Mechanical Properties.
|
Density (g/cm³) |
Volumetric contraction (%) |
Elasticity module (kg/cm²) |
Rupture modulus (kg/cm²) |
Hardness (kg/cm²) |
| 0.92 | 13.85 | 198,000 | 1,436 | 1,043 |
