Gevlamde Bostamarinde
Wood description
The heartwood is light yellowish or orange brown, with conspicuous irregular purplish brown streaks, and striping. The brown streaks are not present in the sapwood as the sapwood is distinct, pinkish red. The wood has a medium to coarse texture with a straight and irregular grain.
Name : Gevlamde Bostamarinde
Scientific name : Hydrochorea corymbosa
Family : Leguminosae (Mimosoideae)
Origin : Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil
Other names : Angelim pintado, Gevlamde bostamarinde, Kioudou, Manariballi
Natural Durability : Class 2-3 with poor to moderate resistance to termites and marine
borders
Density (12%) : 550 kg/m³
Shrinkage (%) : rad. 3,7%, tang. 6,9%
Bending density (12%) : 105 N/mm²
Drying : easy but careful; risk of distortion and checking
Working : good
Finishing : good
Uses : interior joinery, carpentry, furniture, plywood, boxes and crates