Louro Vermelho

Wood description

The fresh cut heartwood is pinkish red which to reddish brown or yellowish red brown when drying. The sapwood has a yellowish white to dirty yellow which clearly differs from the heartwood. The texture is median to coarse; generally straight, sometimes irregular or highly interlocked.

 

Name                                                  : Louro Vermelho

 

Scientific name                              : Sextonia rubra

 

Family                                                 : Lauraceae

 

Origin                                                  : Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil

 

Other names                                    : Wana, Louro Gamela, Determa

 

Natural Durability                          : Class 2 with moderate resistance to termites

 

Density (12%)                                  : 660 kg/m³

 

Bending strength (12%)               : 102 N/mm²

 

Shrinkage (%)                                  : rad. 1,6%, tang. 4%

 

Drying                                                 : very difficult, slow and carefully

 

Working                                             : good

 

Finishing                                            : good; filler recommended

 

Uses                                                     : interior and exterior joinery, cabinetwork, carpentry,                                                                            moulding, panelling, glued laminated beams, plywood.