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Veneer Imbuia Pommele
BackDetailed Description
A large tree that grows to about 30 m high and reaches a diameter of about 180 cm. The shaft is well and slenderly grown and usually knotless up to 15 m.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Phoebe porosa
Tradename De: Imbuia Pommelé
Tradename En: Imbuia Pommelé
Properties
Raw density: 650 - 750 Kg/m3
Occurrence
The occurrence is limited exclusively to Brazil.
Characteristic and wood color
Sapwood and heartwood are not sharply separated. The sapwood is yellow to yellowish brown, while the heartwood varies from yellowish to olive or chocolate brown in the fresh state, but quickly darkens to walnut, more or less lighter and darker striped or decoratively drawn. The wood has a strong walnut character. When freshly cut, the wood has a pungent, somewhat unpleasant odour which is lost later. The structure is variable and varies from straight grained to recumbent, the texture is fine and even.